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React Mobile Releases Updated BLE Beacon Designed to Improve Location Accuracy, Increase Battery Life
React Mobile | July 30, 2020
The discreet, easy to conceal device has a 7+ year battery life and delivers precise room-level location accuracy indoors in multi-story buildings for added staff safety Seattle, July 30, 2020 — Finding the right employee safety solution can be overwhelming, especially when hotels are facing deadlines to comply with state mandates and meet brand standards for adding safety technologies by the end of this year. React Mobile, the most trusted provider of panic button solutions to hotels, has released an updated proprietary beacon designed to deliver precise, up-to-the-minute location information within a multi-story building. The square,...
React Mobile Talks With Miami Beach GM About ‘Employee Safety in the Epicenter of COVID-19’
React Mobile | July 28, 2020
In Episode 3 of its ‘Employee Safety Culture’ Webcast Series, Robb Monkman and The Gale South Beach General Manager Kevin Waldstein discuss what the hotel is doing while closed to ensure the safest possible environment for employees when they return Seattle, July 28, 2020 — Hoteliers in Miami Beach are riding a roller coaster of uncertainty thanks to recent spikes in COVID-19. A planned June reopening was pushed back to July 31, but now that the city is being called the “Epicenter of the Epicenter,” reopening is delayed even further, this time to October 1. How is all this indecision impacting employee morale? Robb Monkman, CEO...
Reopening Delays Giving Hawaii Hotels Added Time to Ensure Employees, Guests Are Safe
React Mobile | July 21, 2020
React Mobile continues its ‘Employee Safety Culture’ Webcast Series with a deep look at what’s happening in Hawaii; Ryan Doi of Prince Resorts shares several technology-based best practices, including remote medical diagnostics for staff and guests if they feel ill Seattle, July 21, 2020 — As hotels coast to coast prepare for reopening, Hawaii braces for more delays. Although there was talk of travelers returning August 1, the recent surge of COVID-19 cases on the U.S. mainland has postponed the effort once again, this time until September. In Episode 2 of the “New World, New Employee Safety Culture” webcast series, React Mobil...
Hotels and Casinos Cannot Afford to Gamble With Employee Safety
Shannon McCallum | July 16, 2020
Travelers with COVID fatigue are flocking to Las Vegas in search of normalcy, but their tendency to ignore safety protocols is putting workers at risk; Employee safety devices and contactless technologies are helping hoteliers protect their people By Shannon McCallum Imagine being able to ride a bike down the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard without fear of oncoming traffic. That was the scene mid June … before visitors from nearby states began driving to the entertainment capital of the world in search of a respite from COVID-19. Las Vegas is open, but it is far from business as usual, and it will take some time for large convention bu...
‘Employee Safety’ Webcast Series Is LIVE!
React Mobile | July 14, 2020
Seattle, July 14, 2020 — The “New World, New Employee Safety Culture” webcast series is LIVE! Hosted by React Mobile CEO Rob Monkman, the fast-paced online resource provides answers to some of hoteliers’ most pressing questions about employee safety post pandemic and amidst civil unrest. Questions posed include: What does the new employee safety culture look like today as we roll into recovery? How is technology helping to define hospitality’s new normal post pandemic? Which contactless technologies are being implemented to protect front-line workers? What can technologists do to help hoteliers implement new operating procedures? Wh...
‘New World, New Employee Safety Culture’ Webcast Series Launching from React Mobile
React Mobile | June 30, 2020
Hoteliers and technology advisors discuss top-of-mind employee safety issues as properties reopen post pandemic; Fast-paced weekly episodes start mid-July and tackle workforce retention, service delivery, brand reputation, technology implementation and more Seattle, June 30, 2020 — Even before COVID-19, a new safety culture began emerging in hospitality that placed employee protection at the core of operations. As hoteliers readied to meet legislative mandates or honor commitments to the American Hotel & Lodging Assn.’s 5 Star Promise, the 2020 pandemic hit. Now, as properties prepare to reopen, operators are asking: How do we get...
React Mobile Taking Panic Button Alert Monitoring, Administrative Controls to the Cloud
React Mobile | June 16, 2020
New browser-based ‘Dispatch Center’ giving hoteliers on-the-go access to the employee safety platform any time on any device Seattle, June 16, 2020 — React Mobile, the most trusted provider of panic button solutions to hotels, has recently updated its Dispatch Center to give response teams real-time access to emergency alerts via any browser. The new customer portal provides remote access and complete administrative control of the cloud-based safety platform from anywhere. “Having mobile access to emergency alerts is critical in these uncertain times,” said Robb Monkman, React Mobile CEO. “Whether an employee needs immediate...
It’s Time to Invest in Your Employees’ Safety
Jay Reed | June 9, 2020
Ensuring a safe and confident workforce sets the table for a successful reopening; Hoteliers must do everything possible to reduce staff risk, so they want to return By Jay Reed It’s a dangerous world out there. New threats are making it challenging to reduce risks facing hotel employees. Even with heightened cleaning standards and sanitizing technology, it may be difficult to lure frontline workers – especially housekeepers – back to work. Think about it. There is no Coronavirus vaccine; those who return to work are doing so knowing that conditions are unsafe and that they can potentially get sick. As an industry, we need to rall...
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