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| InterContinental Hotels Group Offers MobileKey Technology Posted: 11 Oct 2010 02:33 PM PDT
Don't worry, you won't be jamming your sleek iPhone into the key slots, rather, a new technology called MobileKey uses an encrypted ring tone that opens and closes the hotel room, saving the guest's time from the front desk. The MobileKey technology is now being piloted in the Holiday Inn Express Houston Downtown and Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago O’Hare Rosemont. The InterContinental Hotels Group has been sending invites to people if they would like to participate in the debut of the MobileKey technology. A secure link would be sent to the guests' mobile phones as well as an encrypted tone that they could use upon arrival. So make sure you don't leave your mobile phones lying around just about anywhere. It seems that the hotels' Gen Y guests are continuously looking for techie ways to make their hotel accommodations a lot easier and it seems that the MobileKey technology is a good step up the techie ladder. According to OpenWays, the company who designed the technology, the MobileKey is compatible with smartphones as well as other units that have Internet and text messaging functions. Since Gen Y seems to be attached to their mobile phones 24/7, the MobileKey technology seems to be an interesting way to go in and out of your hotel room without the possibility of losing your hotel keycards and paying a fine. However, the technology also allows the guest to bypass the front desk and it seems that anyone using a MobileKey-encrypted phone can use the hotel room and no one would be any the wiser—another reason not to fling your mobile phones or leave it unattended.
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| UNESCO’s Three New World Heritage Sites in the Pacific Ocean Posted: 11 Oct 2010 01:52 PM PDT The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recently awarded the title World Heritage to these three sites in the Pacific: the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati, which is a small nation made of islands located in the Pacific Ocean; the Papahanaumokuakea, which is located in the beautiful islands of Hawaii; and the Bikini Atoll which is located in the Marshall Islands. The Phoenix Islands in Kiribati looks like ham-shaped island from afar with the highest elevation of around 18 feet. The group of islands cover about 11 square miles of land area. The islands were discovered in the 19th century by the whaling ships of America. Collectively, the Phoenix Islands is a massive conservatory of the world's most intact coral ecosystems, with about 14 sea mounts that are said to be prehistoric volcanoes that are now home to a vast variety of sea creatures. The Papahanaumokuakea in Hawaii is a group of low lying islands clustered in a linear position. These islands carry significant traditional and cosmological bearing to native culture of Hawawii in terms of its ancestral heritage. The Papahanaumokuakea embodies the deep relationship between the island people and the natural world. The natives also believe that this is the area where life comes from and where spirits go to after death. There are also several archeological artifacts that were found in two of the islands— Makumanamana and Nihoa—that feature pre-European settlement. The Papahanaumokuakea is also one of the world's biggest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Bikini Atoll is also called the Pikinni Atoll. It is made up of 23 islands that enclose a lagoon that is 229.4-square-mile in depth. During the latter half of the 20th century, Bikini Atoll has played a major role in shaping the global culture due to its history of being one of the test sites for atomic weapons that left major changes in the area's environment and geology.
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