Sustainability Readiness and IoT Readiness in Hotels
Resumen
A growing hotel sector produces a high contribution to the different regions economies, but also makes a relevant environmental footprint. Enhancing sustainability through energy savings is becoming a priority for many hotels. Through technological innovations, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology offers the opportunity to integrate different systems on a platform, encouraging and helping hotel guest to operate them through a single device while also optimizing hotel operations.
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify a hotel s (1) strategic positions when it comes to sustainability and IoT (Internet-of-Things) technology, (2) conditions that will guide the strategic intention, and (3) development paths to take if management desires high sustainability readiness and/or high IoT readiness. A growing hotel sector produces a high contribution to the different regions economies, but also makes a relevant environmental footprint. Enhancing sustainability through energy savings is becoming a priority for many hotels. Through technological innovations, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology offers the opportunity to integrate different systems on a platform, encouraging and helping hotel guest to operate them through a single device while also optimizing hotel operations.
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify a hotel s (1) strategic positions when it comes to sustainability and IoT (Internet-of-Things) technology, (2) conditions that will guide the strategic intention, and (3) development paths to take if management desires high sustainability readiness and/or high IoT readiness.
Sustainability Readiness and IoT Readiness in Hotels
Palabras Clave
Sostenibilidad, IoT, Internet de las cosas, operaciones, hotel, gestión hotelera, stakeholders, preparación hacia sostenibilidad e IoTSustainability, IoT, Internet-of-Things, hotel operations, hotel management, stakeholders, sustainability readiness, IoT readiness, hotels.