Hotel Communications: A Business SMS USe Case
In many Hotels around the globe guests can now check in or out by SMS as well as issue instructions such as ‘Make‐up room’ and even order room service. In return, the hotel gets mobile contacts and can send urgent messages to guests while they are out of the building as well as promotional messages for the hotel bar & restaurant.
The following are just some of the sectors already benefiting from using SMS text messaging to communicate with guests: Hotels, Holiday Resorts
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