More than 120 technology brands are set to arrive at the Dubai World Trade Centre this month to showcase a variety of products and services for the hotel industry.

 

The Hotel Show Dubai will run from September 28 to 30, featuring the first motorised luggage trolley, hidden LED HDTV’s in mirrors, multi-room surround-sound music, 3D cinema rooms, world-first sustainable printing solutions and sophisticated door locks.

 

Christine Davidson, group event director of dmg events hospitality portfolio including The Hotel Show, said: “The hospitality landscape has changed significantly in recent years. Hoteliers have gone through the process of accepting mobile bookings, which is now a guest expectation, and are now taking tech further to capture visitors.

 

“Rooms are now automated to the point where everything can be controlled from heating to lights to curtains, unique experiences include 3D cinema screens or waterproof LED TV’s in bedroom and bathroom mirrors, customised music libraries with surround-sound music, and much more. 

 

"Guest security is also being heightened with the launch of innovative new products including fingerprint and facial recognition methods for room entry.”

 

“The increasing importance of tech to hoteliers and restaurateurs reflects directly on the event floor at The Hotel Show this year as we introduce our first Technology and Security Summit, TecSec 2015, featuring major brands such as Google, NEC and Cisco.  We have also seen the number of technology and security exhibitors at the event increase from 45 in 2012 to over 120 in 2015, now taking up just over 20% of the entire event," she said.

 

Representing the full scope of how technology can be implemented in hotels to enhance the guest experience, exhibitors at show this year include TecSec 2015 sponsors Bang & Olufsen, based in Denmark, launching to the GCC market state-of-the-art 'BeoLink Multiroom' wireless technologies to link TV and sound devices between rooms. 

 

Yamaha, the Japanese corporation globally famous for musical instruments and audio products, is showcasing various interior audio products and the latest wireless multi-room audio system 'MusicCast,' alongside commercial installation solutions for cafes, restaurants and hotels. 

 

It will also present two grand pianos, Yamaha Disklavier, suitable for hotel lobby and suite rooms with its automatic playing function, and Bosendorfer, which will provide the possibility for customising its color and design according to hotel interiors. 

 

Canon Middle East is showcasing a range of sustainable IT solutions and services including an A3 Colour Copier with an Eco Stapler Finish, which will be the first in the world (floor standing model).

 

Dubai-based Greentec Automation DMCC will showcase state-of-the-art Hotel Guest Room Management Systems (GRMS), sustainable LED lighting and dimming controls, and energy efficient building control solutions. 

 

Lutron, is set to launch new myRoom guestroom management solutions designed to save energy using guest presence detection, turning lights off when a room is unoccupied, for example, and enhance guest experience through personal control over the room environment.

 

Meanwhile, Dubai-based Platinum Vision will offer the latest room automation systems allowing guests iPad and Smartphone control of music, lighting and more alongside the option for luxury 3D cinema rooms, bespoke custom seating and mood lighting. 

 

Guestotel, with offices in Dubai, Hong Kong and New York, will be showcasing state-of-the-art GuestKonnect auto switching wireless media panels for smart room automation, and advanced SMARTLock RFID hotel door locking systems. 

 

Other exhibtiors will include SmartLock, Ascolia, Minxon Hotel Technologies, Antik Technology, VDA Group, INTEREL, Miditec Datensysteme GmbH, On Time, Smarteq, Thomsun General Trading LLC, The Arabian Hospitality Facility Supply LLC, Philips Hospitality TV, and Bang & Olufsen, exhibiting for the first time in the GCC countries and sponsoring the TecSec Summit alongside Crestron, Rate Gain, CMT Technologies and Brocade. - TradeArabia News Service