Energy Management Increase the profitability

Image that in a scorching hot summer day, you enter a hotel to start your sweet vocation. However, before you really can enjoy you time, you have to insert the card into card slot to turn on the power of the room. Next is to adjust the temperature setting of AC, draw the draperies to block sunshine out. After doing all of these, you might already lose your good emotion for your vocation. And it turns out that the hotel owner would lose one more customer. A good energy management system can change this a lot. The new technology provides guest can control all environmental factors including light, temperature, and volume of music with only one friendly platform. This leading system not only increases the convenience for guests but also provides a channel through which hoteliers can monitor the usage of electricity well.

Now let’s see the new system “EvolveNet” developed by Evolve corp. The system enables hotel manager to save 30% ~ 50% utility costs and also enriches guest experience. From the layout of the implement in a hotel room, the system interconnects all the sensors and controllers in the room. When the guests step in the room and insert the keycard into slot. This system will be activated and set in “comfort mode”. The occupancy sensor will check how many guests in this room and adjust the temperature accordingly. Lighting controller will measure the surrounding light and determine how strong the light will be generated by lamps. When the guests leave this room, this system will turn into "energy saving” mode to avoid extra energy waste. Also all the control functions are integrated into one remote controller. Guest can easily use it without being busy around to “make room comfortable”.

Also, this system allows manage to prepare top service for VIP customer, operators can adjust the temperature and light at a very comfortable level before guests arrive at the room. That would impress important guests profoundly and brings reputation to hotel.

On the other hand, this system would facilitate the efficiency of management. All the data measured from the sensor and controller. The back-office software that gives the front desk and engineering the ability to monitor and control the lighting and temperature of each room, wing, floor, or the entire facility remotely, to maximize both energy savings and customer comfort. This system will also generate reports allowing management to understand how energy is being used in the property, as well as view maintenance reports and usage of the all of the devices included in the Evolve system. These features will enhance the quality of management. The pictures show the platform of system which is being used on back-office software.

Interactive Hotel Television System

“Hotels of the future may not have telephones, but you have to a have a television in the room,” quoted from Richard Lewis, SVP at LG Electronics”.

True, TV right now is not only a box bring vivid picture and programs to user. Furthermore, TV can be more “interactive” to users through internet infrastructure including hardware and software. From customers’ point of view, this system can provide more comprehensive services, such us, essential TV show, entertainment package, movie demand, traffic information, and room service. From hoteliers’ aspect, this system can approach saving of manpower on service management, record of customer’s consuming behavior, and integration with PMS (property management system). Mutually, the system can facilitate interactions between customers and hoteliers. For example, the greeting message will be automatically shown on TV when customers turn on the TV. In the other hand, customer can leave message and feedback to express their satisfaction of overall service, suggesting what should be improved.

“TV inn” is a multimedia system designed for hotels, recreation center, and spa to support high quality service in this industry. Customers can enjoy their vocation without going out but have a wonderful and relax afternoon by holding a TV remote.

Image that in Las Vegas, if customers feel tired about crowed environment and want to play blackjack without disturb, they can just stay in rooms, turn on TV and connect to the “virtual blackjack table” to interact with other players.

“TV inn” can bring following major service packages to customers:

- Multimedia package

- Information Package

- Service Package

- Entertainment Package

- Multimedia package:

Ÿ   Free Television: Free channels and hotel information channel

Ÿ   Pay Television: limited access channels, guest confirm to pay with remote control

Ÿ   Video on Demand: mega-hit and topical movie. Gust can preview and then order movies.

Ÿ   Internet on screen: guest can link to popular websites to browse information online.

- Information Package:

Weather forecast

Checking / Sending Message: Hotel service center can inform guests through TV screen

Ordering history: guests can check order in their temp room account during their stay

Alarm clock

- Service Package:

Hotel can inform the guest about all its offers. Using the menu on screen the system can inform the guest about all the goods and services available (the list of services with the description of the service specificity, working hours and contact phone numbers), or enables making on-line orders with at door to door delivery. Through this system, hoteliers can make guests have better perception of provided services.

- Entertainment Package:

This system offers information of how the guest can spend his free time. The external service providers are connected in this networking. Guests can search information and arrange their trip. This system can add value in the whole tourism industry.