Automatic

💡 Seaton House, located along the St Andrews seafront, has been restored with a focus on blending historic charm with modern comfort. The lighting design aimed to elevate guest experience and introduce luxury, using narrow-beam downlights and soft linear lighting. The Board Room features tuneable white linear lighting, starting with 3000K in the morning and transitioning to 2400K in the evening. Overhead lights in dining areas dim to 2% at night, supplemented by low-level lighting and table lamps, while the Bow Butts Bar maintains a 2400K glow complemented by focused downlights for an intimate atmosphere.

📅 QR codes have transformed service industries, offering enhanced user experiences and business success. They’ve been adopted for check-ins, payments, and brand-loyalty in hospitality, allowing customers to access information and promotions. However, with their rise comes increased cybersecurity risks, such as "quishing," potentially costing users their data security and businesses their reputation. Ensuring safe QR use involves generating codes from trusted sources and educating customers on cybersecurity. Despite risks, QR codes offer valuable benefits like seamless experiences and improved customer retention, making them indispensable for restaurants and hotels.

📅 Group bookings are pivotal for hotel revenue, but commission payments are hindered by outdated, manual processes. This lack of efficiency creates friction with agencies, impacting trust and financial flow. The hospitality industry faces labor constraints and complex global event transactions, making the current manual system unsustainable. Automation promises accuracy, transparency, and scalability, improving relationships between hotels and agencies. Forward-thinking companies are turning to centralized platforms to streamline this process. Accurate and timely payments strengthen partnerships and enhance growth opportunities. The industry must embrace digital transformation in group business financial operations to remain competitive.

📈 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, set from 28 April to 1 May, expects 55,000 attendees and features over 2,800 exhibitors from 161 global destinations. Visitor registrations soared by 104% from the previous year. Cassie Kozyrkov, ex-Google AI expert, and John Duffield, futurist, will speak on AI's impact on travel. A 30 April panel will address AI ethics with Robin Lawther of Expedia. Travel tech exhibitors increased by 25%, indicating a $10.7 billion industry opportunity.