From the Miami Herald – August 5, 2019 For three years, the Bahamian island of Bimini 50 miles off the Florida coast has been a two-hour ferry ride away from Miami. As of Monday, the only way to get from Miami to Bimini by sea is by private yacht. Instead, ferry service to Bimini will…
CONCIERGE KEY Health Launches Revolutionary Mobile App In OC, CA, NYC, and Phoenix, AZ
NEWS PROVIDED BY CONCIERGE KEY Health Feb 15, 2018, 11:00 ET NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CONCIERGE KEY Health™— the world’s first mobile app for on-demand access to elite doctors, including specialists and care facilities—today announced the commercial launch of the innovative subscription service in Orange County, Calif., Phoenix and New York City with additional cities to follow throughout 2018….
How Hoteliers Can Free Up Concierge and Front Desk Staff by Enabling Travelers
Posted by Amie Darboe on Jan 30, 2018 1:27:30 PM – here was a time in the lodging industry where the concierge was king and queen to hotel guests. During those days when options in the Yellow Pages and other directories were overwhelming, guests would turn to a hotel’s concierge to help answer even their…
Is This Hotel an Airbnb Killer?
NEW YORK CITY—Stroll into Public, a full-service, 367-room hotel that opened this summer on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and it quickly becomes apparent that certain features are nowhere to be found. Sure, there’s a coffee shop and market on the ground floor, complete with fresh fruit, local gourmet hot dogs and poke bowls. But in…
The Modern Concierge Is Too Skilled to Be Made Redundant by Technology
Colin Nagy, Skift – Dec 19, 2017 It would be easy to dismiss a concierge as a relic of another time. But concierges are the secret weapon of the educated traveler, and when the job is done well, it is vital. — Colin Nagy Automation and advances in artificial intelligence will eliminate many jobs; those…
Five ways to get the most out of your hotel concierge
TIM JOHNSON SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12, 2017 Don’t be shy They are there to help you, so don’t think you’re bothering them. “A great concierge is actually a magician,” says Clarence McLeod, general manager of Azuridge Estate Hotel in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain foothills and a former corporate director of…
Alexa’s hospitality skill: Hotel concierge
By Jamie Biesiada / December 11, 2017 in TRAVEL WEEKLY Are you looking for nightlife someplace you’re visiting for the first time? Need a restaurant recommendation? Maybe you’d just like some relaxing music. If so, your next visit to a hotel could involve a conversation with a machine rather than a call to the front…
