NEW YORK, NY
Wyndham's first, Euro-style Tryp hotel in the USA wants to make sure you feel connected, whether to other guests in your group, helpful hotel staffers or other guests you've never met.
So in a move that may be repeated by more hotels in coming months, Tryp has become the first hotel in the U.S. to launch a new, temporary social media networking service called "LobbyFriend." LobbyFriend—an app designed specifically for registered hotel guests—creates a network that you can tap into on your smartphone. You can also see it in action on prominently displayed lobby TV screens.
On the platform, guests can socialize with other guests, take advantage of exclusive deals, and get up-to-date on activities in and around the hotel. And meeting attendees don’t need to worry about the sytem being on their phones once they’ve gone back to work: the social network is temporary as once the individual has checked-out, (s)he is removed from the network, granting exclusivity to guests only.
Courtesy of USA Today
