China’s Alibaba opens ‘hotel of the future’ with automated check-in, biometrics and voice-control | South China Morning Post

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has unveiled what it calls a hotel of the future in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Open to the public since December 2018, the 290-room hotel is called FlyZoo, a name playing on a Chinese phrase meaning “it’s a must to stay here”. Guests can check in and unlock hotel rooms with facial-recogn…

Opens the original publisher in a new tab. Full articles belong to their publishers; a subscription may be required.