July 2020

As the industry evolves to new regulations for guest and staff health, contactless and self-service items, hotels and restaurants should begin to explore the use of biometric technologies as a way of complying with social distancing, specifically for temperature scanning and visitor management? This podcast answers questions and provides information about how biometric technology could become a valuable resource for the hospitality industry.

• Why is Biometrics becoming important in the Hospitality Industry?
• What are some hotel use cases for biometric technology?
• Do you think COVID-19 will change consumer minds about biometric technology's usefulness?
• What kind of privacy considerations do hotels have to keep in mind when using biometric technology?
• Who “owns” and is responsible for protecting biometric data?
• What are some predictions you have on how biometric tech will change the way consumers live and travel?
  
  

 Pedro Torres, Co-Founder at YooniK

  Gabor Imre, CEO at FTF International AG

Also, find these complementary content pieces on Biometrics 

• INFOGRAPHIC l Highlighting the various Biometric solutions available, the phases of adoption, the difference between identification vs. verification and the Good, Bad and Ugly of Biometrics adoption.
• ARTICLE l What are Biometrics, what are practical reasons for it and current use cases? What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of this technology?
• VIDEO l How Biometrics can potentially be applied to a hotel environment for both Guest and Staff engagement.

Find all techtalk.travel editorials here.

If you are interested in hearing more from Gabor Imre, also find this brief video interview we recorded during the Swiss Innovation Day 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland.