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posted by martyb on Sunday November 18 2018, @02:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the automate-the-world dept.

The rise and rise of cheap hotels has bred a new variant of smart hotel where the door and the room can be controlled by a mobile phone application. With no room service, selectable coloured interior lighting, no fridge, and no door key Mi-Pad in New Zealand may be an indication of what hotels will be like in the future. With a smartphone app to control the front door, lighting, order room service, room temperature, and message other guests the hotel truly offers self service. If this catches on, how many other hotels will switch to automated service to save money on staff wages?


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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday November 18 2018, @09:43PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday November 18 2018, @09:43PM (#763616)

    This is Queenstown, one of the most expensive towns in the country.

    The people who do the actual hospitality work cannot afford to live there, or anywhere close, and because the employers won't pay them what the market dictates they are worth, there is a massive worker shortage.

    Queenstown is the perfect place to try this out. Assuming they can get anyone to clean it, which is not a sure bet.

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