Remember the days when mobile phones were just like payphones or the phones you had at home? These primitive machines (that now seem like relics from the ice age) made and received calls and then (when things got really hi-tech) they sent and received messages (making the trusty pager somewhat obsolete). Today, however, these handheld beauties now serve as extensions of ourselves, work like a second brain and allow us to interact with the world around us. Our smartphones may even know more about us than some of our closest family members and contain more information about ourselves than we have in our own homes. Many industries, as well as the ways in which businesses operate, have also been impacted by the ‘app economy’. The tourism/hospitality industry is no exception. From helping hotel staff make guests’ stays pleasant/smooth to coordinating vital processes behind the scenes, whether you are a hotel manager, barista, cleaner or chef, smartphones and apps are here to help make life and work that much easier. http://www.voicepingapp.com/blog/apps-to-increase-efficiency-in-your-hotel