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Volara Logo — Photo by SmartCon Solutions

East Hartford, CT – SmartCon Solutions, has teamed with Volara, the voice-hub for the hotel industry that turns Amazon Alexa and other leading smart speakers into a powerful hotel business tool. Together, Volara's market leading conversation management software and SmartCon's decades of experience deploying powerful integrated solutions for leading complex hotels, makes this a natural alliance that packs a powerful punch.

To enter the drawing, HITEC attendees who would like to deploy a model room on their properties, need to find the Volara logo displayed alongside another hotel technology during the event, snap a photo and post it on LinkedIn with the hashtag #Volara-SmartCon! Entrants will be notified at the end of the show.

"Creating an elevated guest experience while improving operational efficiencies is always our priority when working with a client", said Thomas Mirante, Principal of SmartCon Solutions. "We continue to believe that voice enablement, through the use of the Volara software, is one of the best ways to achieve these goals." On teaming with Volara in the complimentary, voice-enabled model guest rooms drawing, Thomas adds; "We are excited about sharing the Volara experience at no cost, and creating this elevated experience with the lucky participating Hoteliers."

"Volara's software provides hotels the tools to harness the voice medium. SmartCon is uniquely skilled at holding the reigns and guiding complex technology deployments across the finish line.," said David Berger, CEO of Volara. "We are excited to create truly unique and custom voice-based experiences for these five lucky hotels in collaboration with SmartCon Solutions."

We are confident that the visibility of these smart voice-enabled rooms will provide improved guest satisfaction, increased efficiency for our hotel partners, and real time insight into what guests want when they want it.

This offering includes a select networked thermostat, lighting controls, television controls and work order management system integration, along with a Volara-powered Amazon Echo.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity or to set up a demonstration, please contact Thomas Mirante at SmartCon Solutions at [email protected]. Thomas will be scheduling introductory meetings at HITEC 2018, on June 18 - 21, 2018, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX.

ABOUT SmartCon

SmartCon Solutions, providing energy management and guest amenity solutions, is currently partnered with The Ritz-Carlton, Boston; The Kimpton-Everly Hotel, Hollywood; The Intercontinental, Boston; The Hilton Curio, Washington DC; and The Mohegan Sun Hotel and Towers in Connecticut. SmartCon Solutions is an approved integrations vendor for Marriott, IHG, Kimpton, Hilton and Hyatt as well as other industry leaders. 844-633-2412 or [email protected]

ABOUT VOLARA

Volara is THE provider of custom voice-based solutions for the hospitality industry and the only such provider with the Alexa for Business Service Delivery Designation from Amazon. Volara's proprietary software creates a business tool atop the leading smart speakers and natural language processing platforms. Volara's proven best practices ensure high utilization rates and an optimal guest experience that creates personal and remarkable engagement with brands. Volara is the largest manager of Alexa devices in the enterprise today and over a million people have used voiced-based solutions powered by Volara. For more information, please visit http://www.volara.io.

SmartCon Solutions, based in East Hartford, CT., is an independent energy management integrator specializing in the installation and commissioning of automated occupancy based room controls. SmartCon is aligned with a variety of preferred manufacturers and vendors that provide leading edge thermostats, lighting controls and other occupant environment amenities. visit us at http://www.smartconsolutions.com/

Lauren Schwinn
Marketing Manager