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Nigel tests out the Hilton’s room tech, controlled by an app Joshua said the “gamechanging’’ disturb’ from your bed or the bar. plan was to “put You’ll also be able to remotely find guests’ personalisation and out if your room is being serviced. control of the room in the palm of a Evolving TV tech would mean the guest’s hands in their own device’’. guest can pre-load channels and, say,

At present, the simple-to-use app automatically join a Netflix show can be used to choose a room and where they last stopped it at home. as a digital key. The next phase will Wider benefits will also see Hilton see a guest able to use their device able to better manage real-time to control the TV, lights, air-con and energy use to reduce unnecessary perhaps the curtains. consumption, spot and fix faults

Future levels could include before they inconvenience guests uploading a family photo, favourite and monitor cleaning schedules. view or artwork to greet you on the Still, those metal keys did make TV, pre-setting temperature for useful emergency bottle openers if arrival and putting on a ‘do not the minibar one was missing. dubaipass.ae canadianaffair.com Women’s Havaianas Origine Flatform Up sandal, £40, havaianas-store.com

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