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KABA Saflok Messenger Locking Systems Turn Safety into Convenience at Wyndham Vacation Ownership Secure, Trouble-free Locks Create a Pleasant Stay Experience |
January 7, 2011 – Hotel door locks and keys are unlikely to appear on anybody’s list of popular resort amenities. Safety, security, and convenience, on the other hand, are top priorities for both vacationers and hospitality management companies. Recently, Wyndham Vacation Ownership began installing KABA Saflok Messenger online locking systems in its resorts. Click here to learn more about KABA locking systems. A strong, trouble-free locking system is part of the infrastructure that makes for a pleasant stay. “KABA’s Saflok Messenger models are durable and reliable and provide convenience for our owners,” says Gary Byrd, Wyndham Vacation Ownership chief customer officer. The system offers the same security and convenience for master keys, says Byrd. Wyndham Vacation Ownership began installing the Saflok Messenger mag-stripe system three years ago throughout guest rooms, offices and secure areas. The networked system is web-based and can be monitored and managed remotely. Other advantages include:
About KABA and Saflok KABA is a globally active, publicly traded security
corporation.
With its “Total Access” strategy, KABA specializes in integrated
solutions for
security, organization, and convenience at building and information
access
points. KABA is also the world market’s number-one provider of key
blanks, key
cutting and coding machines, transponder keys, and high-security locks.
It is a
leading provider of electronic access systems, locks, master key
systems, hotel
locking systems, security doors, and automatic doors. www.kaba.com
Saflok joined KABA in 2006. Saflok is a market innovator with 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and distributing electronic locks and systems. Its solutions are installed globally in the hospitality, lodging, multi-housing, and commercial markets. Saflok is committed to delivering best in class solutions that help properties achieve improved operations and reduced costs. www.saflok.com About Wyndham Vacation Ownership Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest vacation ownership business, as measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts, individual vacation ownership units, and owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its three primary consumer brands--Wyndham Vacation Resorts, WorldMark by Wyndham, and Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific. As of January 1, 2010, Wyndham Vacation Ownership had developed or acquired more than 155 vacation ownership resorts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific that represent approximately 20,000 individual vacation ownership units and more than 820,000 owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is supported by approximately 12,500 employees globally. |