Wireless Cashless Vending via Guest Keycard Showcased in HITEC
Minneapolis, MN, USA | cStar Technologies, a provider of wireless cashless vending solutions, Northwind, a PMS solutions provider and Kaba, an access control system provider, have collaborated to showcase guest keycard cashless vending technology at the HITEC 2006 GUESTROOM 2010 Pavilion. cStar’s cashless vending solution, Vending GenieTM Hospitality has been seamlessly interfaced with Northwind’s Maestro and Kaba’s ATLAS...
The guest keycard based cashless vending brings the following benefits to hoteliers:
Minneapolis, MN, USA | cStar Technologies, a provider of wireless cashless vending solutions, Northwind, a PMS solutions provider and Kaba, an access control system provider, have collaborated to showcase guest keycard cashless vending technology at the HITEC 2006 GUESTROOM 2010 Pavilion. cStar’s cashless vending solution, Vending GenieTM Hospitality has been seamlessly interfaced with Northwind’s Maestro and Kaba’s ATLAS to deliver this innovative cashless vending technology specifically for the hotel environment.
Activated by the guest keycard, this is the only cashless vending solution that eliminates cash in the vending machines, by wirelessly approving and posting transactions to the guest folio for payment at checkout.
Initial testing and deployment of the system produced overwhelming results – extremely positive customer experience feedback, 100% proprietor approval and 99.9% system reliability. The owners and staff of the hotel were ecstatic with the cashless vending deployment.
cStar’s wireless connectivity is based on easily deployable wireless LAN and eliminates the cost of running dedicated cables, providing the flexibility in vending machine locations within hotels.
There is no monthly communication charge for the wireless LAN connectivity.
HITEC visitors will be able to experience this new technology in the GUESTROOM 2010 Pavilion as well as in the Kaba Lodging Systems booth (# 841). Attendees will swipe guest room key cards (encoded at the Kaba Lodging System booth) to simulate purchasing beverages from the vending machines. The charges will show up in the guest billing on the Maestro PMS client terminal display in real time.
Based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, with a network of dealers and offices worldwide, Northwind is a leading supplier of software for all types of hospitality operations including hotels, resorts, timeshares, condominiums, seminaries, state parks, and clubs.