Announced as one of the most expected
release of the beginning of the year, the Apple-watch is coming out during
April 2015. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, revealed the Apple-watch to public the last 9th
of March. It presented the new apple innovation as a revolutionary high-tech
mobile device. Added to its first function of watch, it contains all the
features of an ultra connected mobile device. Indeed, it will gather all the
functionalities of an iPhone and iPad with the huge range of applications.
Despite its new technology improvement, the Apple-watch is highly debated on
the interest of the product. From a side to another, the price is too high for
the use but it releases an unbelievable number of new opportunities.
In this article, we aim at analysing and
discussing about the apple-watch using when you are travelling. How can this
mobile device make a journey faster, easier and more connected?
Regarding the growing tourism industry and
the development of IT solutions inside this field, the apple watch represents a
load of opportunities for businesses in tourism but also brings a new
travelling experience.
Here we will describe five points that
reveal the Apple-watch powerful for the tourism industry:
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Your travelling papers gather
in one safe place:
By developing application, businesses can
create an app that gathers all the travelling papers (boarding pass, hotel
bookings, ID and Passport copy, etc) in one place around your wrist. It is
safer than a smartphone that can be lost during the journey. The Apple-watch is
well tight around your wrist and also avoids any paper movements and then risk
of loss.
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Your new hotel room key:
Starwood is the first that has seen the
Apple-watch opportunity. It developed an app that enables you to get into your
room by scanning the watch. It decreases the risk of key loss and make the
check in well faster. The App is already set up in more than 150 Starwood’s
brand hotel.
Your journey connected updater:
You will be able to plan your journey and
get any updates right on time during your journey. It will alert you for any
delay or any changing plans. Moreover it will allow you to get information
about and around the place you are.
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Your personal healthy coach:
What is more uncomfortable than being sick
during your travel? It might happen if you go visiting different country with
different habits of eating, consuming, cooking, etc. The watch updates your
vital data and tells you what to do and what to avoid sickness when you are
travelling.
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Airlines developers pioneers:
It is not yet released but it already has
its business developer. Indeed, Airlines see a huge opportunity to develop
their IT innovations and processes. Companies such as Easyjet have already
developed an app for their passenger. They will know all the information needed
around their flight: gates, delays, check-in times, baggage claims, conditions
details and also it will be the boarding pass.
The Apple-watch will become your favourite
traveller partner anywhere, at any time. All will be gather around the app and
so on your wrist will make the journey faster, safer and will improve the
customer experience.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcy0NXNML9U
Sixtine Gautier & Nicolas Pluvert
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