ASSA ABLOY Hospitality CASE STUDY

Fairmont Hotel Macdonald Results: Four diamond luxury Canadian hotel preserves style with the installation of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality’s VingCard Classic RFID locks and Visionline locking • VingCard Classic RFID not only solution to increase overall security for its guests. coincides with property’s appeal and design, but also offers the Customer: latest in RFID technology. Located in the heart of downtown , , Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is distinguished in being a four diamond luxury hotel. Known for its • Hotel staff experienced seamless artistically styled exterior and state-of-the-art guestroom amenities, Fairmont integration with the Visionline Hotel Macdonald overlooks the largest urban parkway in North America, the locking solution and its property Valley. Having opened its doors in 1915, the iconic management system. property often hosts the city of Edmonton’s most popular and finest events. • Hotel staff are able to remotely Challenge: monitor all keycard activity from After finding its existing locking system obsolete, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s one central location, increasing management team decided it needed to upgrade to a system that not only security and efficiency. coordinated well with the hotel’s innovative and artistic style, but also integrated easily with its property management system. In combination with wanting to update the out-of-date system, the property desired to create a “Our staff knew that to keep up with secure and efficient environment for its hotel guests while utilizing innovative industry trends while preserving the technologies. classic look of our guestrooms, we needed to install locking technologies that were Solution: not only innovative and secure, but also Partnering with ASSA ABLOY Hospitality based on its reliability and leading visually appealing. ASSA ABLOY services, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald opted to install VingCard Classic RFID door Hospitality has been a trusted brand in locks and the Visionline locking system. VingCard Classic RFID offers the latest the hotel security industry for years, and radio frequency identification technology, while still providing the property with that status in mind we knew its with the classic design it seeks to match the hotel’s appeal. Visionline allows business goals tied in well with what we’re hotel staff to increase overall security for its guests by remotely monitoring all hoping to achieve with our hotel.” keycard activity from one central location. - Alex Saenz, director of housekeeping for With the installation of both VingCard Classic RFID and Visionline, hotel staff can Fairmont Hotel Macdonald now monitor who is using their keycard and when, and be notified instantly of any unauthorized entry throughout the hotel. Whenever someone enters an area they should not have access to, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s staff can use ASSA ABLOY Hospitality’s solution to quickly deactivate that keycard to prevent entry into restricted areas of the property.

Since the installation, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s staff has seen multiple benefits from both solutions. In addition to experiencing a seamless integration with the hotel’s property management system, hotel staff have seen a decrease in the time it takes to investigate and resolve any issues with guest keycards, along with saving time on regular tasks and processes.

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ASSA ABLOY Hospitality CASE STUDY

Web: www.assaabloyhospitality.com

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality CASE STUDY

Web: www.assaabloyhospitality.com