ITC Grand Bharat, India’s first all-suite one-of-a-kind destination luxury retreat, is an epitome of fine living and fine dining. It symbolizes the concept of ‘Bharatvarsh’, encompasses the essence of India and brings to life myriad facets of the great nation through its architecture, interiors, services, cuisine, decor, and ambience.
To further enhance the experience of a guest staying at ITC Grand Bharat, ITC Hotels offers the new ‘Way Finder’ application which actively guides the guest to the desired location within ITC Grand Bharat at a touch of an icon on a touch enabled smartphone during his/her stay at the hotel. The automated application providing digitized directions and navigation between two pre-determined points of interest within ITC Grand Bharat along with warning prompts in case of wrong route selection or deviation for the selected path is designed to offer location accuracy of around 5 meters.
With the new ‘Way Finder’ application, you get the following services at touch of a button:
Indoor & Outdoor Navigation
• Navigation to and from various Points of Interest (POI) in the hotel including generation of a map from point A to B, along with directions
• Step-by-step navigation, as the guest moves physically between points A and B (With current location blinking and changing as he or she moves)
Pick Me up Service
• Guests, if stranded can request for help via message
• Request for a golf cart
• Call the main reception in case for help requirements
Location Sensitive Reminders/Promotions
• A reminder appears on Guest’s mobile when he is near a point of interest offering him timely promotions and packages
Apart from being “First on Earth” kind of initiative in the Indian hospitality segment, the solution offers proactive digitized guest servicing in an innovative manner where in guests can navigate in & around the hotel without being dependent on physical assistance from hotel service associates.
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.