Dave Savastano11.07.14
ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access for Hospitality goes live when Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. introduces SPG Keyless, a keyless entry system allowing Starwood Preferred Guest members to use their smartphone as a key.
Rolling out to Aloft, Element and W Hotels across the globe, SPG Keyless makes its official debut in 10 hotels in markets including Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and Doha. Starwood will rapidly rollout SPG Keyless to be available on 30,000 doors in 150 hotels by early 2015.
Starwood has installed mobile access enabled locks from ASSA ABLOY Hospitality and in partnership with ASSA ABLOY designed functionality for seamless customer interaction. SPG members with Bluetooth Smart-enabled smartphones will receive the guest room Seos Mobile ID with their room number via the SPG App before arriving at the hotel – allowing them to proceed straight to their room and gain access by presenting the smartphone to the reader on the hotel room door. Guests will appreciate not having to wait to check-in at reception, where possible. Starwood associates will appreciate having more time to engage with their guests in meaningful ways to and deliver a more personalized level of service.
“ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access is powered by our award-winning Seos technology that turns smart devices into trusted credentials for opening doors. Supporting Bluetooth Smart and NFC, ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access is used with the company’s mobile-enabled locks and readers, and includes Mobile IDs, Mobile Access Apps and services for managing Mobile IDs on mobile devices. The solution makes it possible to use the broadest range of iOS- and Android-based smartphones and other smart devices to access buildings, and open doors and gates conveniently,” said Johan Molin, president and CEO of ASSA ABLOY.
Rolling out to Aloft, Element and W Hotels across the globe, SPG Keyless makes its official debut in 10 hotels in markets including Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and Doha. Starwood will rapidly rollout SPG Keyless to be available on 30,000 doors in 150 hotels by early 2015.
Starwood has installed mobile access enabled locks from ASSA ABLOY Hospitality and in partnership with ASSA ABLOY designed functionality for seamless customer interaction. SPG members with Bluetooth Smart-enabled smartphones will receive the guest room Seos Mobile ID with their room number via the SPG App before arriving at the hotel – allowing them to proceed straight to their room and gain access by presenting the smartphone to the reader on the hotel room door. Guests will appreciate not having to wait to check-in at reception, where possible. Starwood associates will appreciate having more time to engage with their guests in meaningful ways to and deliver a more personalized level of service.
“ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access is powered by our award-winning Seos technology that turns smart devices into trusted credentials for opening doors. Supporting Bluetooth Smart and NFC, ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access is used with the company’s mobile-enabled locks and readers, and includes Mobile IDs, Mobile Access Apps and services for managing Mobile IDs on mobile devices. The solution makes it possible to use the broadest range of iOS- and Android-based smartphones and other smart devices to access buildings, and open doors and gates conveniently,” said Johan Molin, president and CEO of ASSA ABLOY.