Moxy Hotels has launched its ‘Moxy Universe, Play Beyond’ augmented reality experience across 12 of its Asia Pacific hotels.
Augmented reality experiences. Moxy Hotels, part of
Marriott Bonvoy, launched its ‘Moxy Universe, Play Beyond’ augmented
reality experience in 12 of its Asia Pacific hotels this summer. It aims
to offer guests a fun and immersive experience, where they unlock a
number of challenges to enhance their stay. Guests can step into Bar
Moxy – the social heart of the hotel, which doubles up as the hotel's
front desk and offers guests a "Got Moxy" cocktail upon check-in. After
getting their room keys, guests can scan the QR marker at the bar to
view holographic projections and take photos with life-sized avatars as
they sip curated cocktails. Guests can also use an avatar to help them
exercise in the hotels' fitness centres. The experiences are available
until the end of this year.
Interactive venue mapping tools. The International
Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney launched an interactive venue map last
week, enabling event organisers to plan and promote their events at the
venue. The new tool includes interactive 3D floor plans of every level
and space across the convention, exhibition and entertainment venue,
alongside 360/VR and standard images, capacity and room information. The
new tool utilises the latest Microsoft web-based technology and once
downloaded, can be used with or without wi-fi capability.
The International Convention Centre Sydney launched an interactive venue map to enable event organisers to plan and promote their events at the venue.AI for zero waste: Hotel group Iberostar, which
operates properties in Europe, the US and Latin America, has installed
technology in more than 100 of its hotels to prevent the waste of five
million meals per year and to reduce its C02 emissions. Commercial food
waste system Winnow is being implemented within Iberostar kitchens,
tracking what is thrown away and how staff can make smarter decisions
based on real data. The kitchen staff use a tablet to identify discarded
food, while a camera identifies food items. A scale measures the weight
and sends a message to the chef, indicating the cost, weight, and
quantity of food discarded. All this data is uploaded to the Cloud,
where the food waste from each day is recorded and analysed.
The latest in LED: Pan Pacific Hotels Group is set
to open the Hotel Groove Shinjuku, a Parkroyal hotel, in spring next
year, which will host events, celebrations and gatherings. The hotel
will feature private event rooms on the 17th Floor, alongside an
open-air East Terrace, featuring an outdoor LED screen for movie events,
media showcases and more. Some rooms will also feature a large
wall-mounted screen, enabling guests to connect their own devices and
enjoy their favourite media.