News for the Hospitality Executive |
MAIRIPORA, Brazil and ORLANDO, Fla., March 26, 2013 – The Unique Garden Hotel & Spa has added an extra touch of luxury to each guest room with the installation of Intelity’s ICE Touch on iPads. The partnership marks Intelity’s first with a Brazilian property, and one that the company hopes will be one of many in Latin America, where tablets are quickly becoming a must-have item throughout the population. This year, retail value sales of tablets, such as Apple’s iPad, are forecasted to reach $3.7 billion in Latin America, according to Euromonitor. Leading the region in tablet sales is Brazil, with approximately 46 percent of the 2013 predicted total sales value. “We are seeing a rapidly growing appetite for mobile technology throughout the Americas,” said Intelity President and CEO David Adelson. “Intelity is looking to lead the effort to enable hotels to satisfy this demand as part of the premiere modern guest experience.” ICE Touch on iPads allows guests at the Unique Garden Hotel & Spa to connect with its staff in, what is for Brazilian travelers, an entirely new way. Access to a number of guest services is provided from a menu on the in-room iPad. Guests can also access the Internet and social networks. General Manager Claudia Jaccintho said, “Placing the device in our guest rooms provides not only an additional luxury amenity, it also allows our guests to enjoy modern convenience during their travels. We have incorporated this technology in a way that provides benefits to guests and our staff.” Adelson said, “We value our partnership with Unique Garden Hotel & Spa because it has opened a new frontier for our company. We are very excited to work with them in introducing our guest service technology to Brazil.” For more information on Intelity, visit www.intelitycorp.com. About Intelity Intelity, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is the creator of the world’s first fully integrated enterprise platform including an interactive guest services interface, ICE (Interactive Customer Experience™), with a full, real-time back-end management tool that measures ROI and integrates with 35 hotel management systems. Since beginning operations in 2007, the hospitality solutions company has grown exponentially and become a pioneer in hospitality technology with the deployment of ICE across four continents serving almost 500 hotels worldwide, including all major brands and many significant independents. The New York Times called ICE “the digital edge” for hotels. The customizable interface allows guests to arrange services via an in-room touch screen tablet; smartphone and tablet; TV; laptop; or touch screen. The ICE platform has been recognized industry wide, earning Intelity the industry’s “Most Innovative Hospitality Technology” award in a vote by hoteliers and the Business Traveler Innovation Award for Best Travel Convenience & Efficiency Innovation. Become acquainted with ICE and learn what Intelity’s hotel partners are saying on the Intelity website www.intelitycorp.com. For more information, please call 1-888-RevPAR-1 (1-888-738-7271) or follow us on Twitter (@Intelity). |
Contacts: Phil Schwartz Chief Marketing Officer Intelity 407.965.2198 [email protected] |