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Touch-free digital entertainment platform now available to hotels MediaPad, Touch-free Digital Entertainment Platform by Gold Key Media offers access to the world’s leading newspapers and magazines. In line with COVID protocols recommending a reduction of touchpoints at hotels, this touch-free solution offers a great solution without disrupting the experience. Guests can get instant access to the latest local, regional and international newspapers and magazines in 25 languages, e-books, games, audio, and video content. The perfect solution for hotels to also display their COVID guidelines, restaurant and room service menus, spa brochures, local attractions, and various hotel promotions, completely contactless. The platform is also compatible with the Arabic language. It’s also fully customizable and access to the platform is via a QR code or URL with no passwords required. The brand is now an essential part of the guest experience at hotels such as Claridges, The Ritz, Gleneagles, The Berkeley, The Dorchester, The Corinthia and Marriott Grosvenor Square.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group bans plastic In the hopes of eliminating all singleuse plastic across their portfolio of 33 luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is en route of meeting their target by the end of March 2021. Complete ban of items such as cocktail sticks, straws, body scrubs, tasting spoons,
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plastic spatulas and takeaway bags have succeeded. The most commonly used items are plastic water bottles, which have now been substituted by on-site filtered and bottled water at a dozen hotels. Across the properties, glass and aluminium bottled water will be the benchmark throughout
the portfolio. So far, 70% of the 60 most common single-use plastic items have been replaced. Furthermore, in keeping with hotel safety measures, the brands’ “We Care” packages for hotel guests now include plastic-free reusable fabric facemasks.
