{"id":20322,"date":"2014-01-23T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/a-new-hotel-brand-a-brand-new-solution-2\/"},"modified":"2014-01-23T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T09:32:00","slug":"a-new-hotel-brand-a-brand-new-solution-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/01\/a-new-hotel-brand-a-brand-new-solution-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Hotel Brand. A Brand New Solution."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Atura Hotel&nbsp;Blacktown ensures genuine service, unique urban \/ industrial art inspired design style and first-class facilities are available to all at an affordable price whilst offering a brand-new state-of-the-art hotel perfectly located in the heart of Sydney\u2019s burgeoning West.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Atura Blacktown is situated conveniently off the M4 motorway close to the busy Business Park precincts to service commercial&nbsp;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"563331\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-448927\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/563331.jpg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/563331.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: right;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">clientele, and adjacent to&nbsp;Sydney Wet &amp; Wild Water Park, Blacktown International Sports Park, Eastern Creek Raceway, the new&nbsp;Skyline Drive In&nbsp;and only 10 minutes from Sydney\u2019s second CBD of Parramatta to attract leisure and holiday guests.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Atura is also keeping guests well connected, thanks to a partnership with Broadband Solutions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The new Atura is doing things differently, including when it comes to technology. Guests at the latest hot property from Amalgamated Holdings Limited can enjoy free Wi-Fi and local and STD calls.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">By implementing a solution from innovative technology provider Broadband Solutions, a leading provider in the 5-star sector, Atura was able to dramatically reduce its call costs whilst ensuring fast, secure, reliable Internet.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a completely unique approach in that it\u2019s a total IP solution, which means all calls are travelling over the Internet, so they are being carried in a very cheap manner,\u201d explains Craig Simpson, Director of Hospitality Technology. \u201cThe call quality is also fantastic \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"563334\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-448928\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/563334.jpg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/563334.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: left;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">it\u2019s just like any phone call \u2013 because of the great Internet connection.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The call costs are dramatically lower and there was a huge competitive advantage going to market in being able to offer our guests free local and STD calls.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The solution also provided a single network solution that is extremely well suited to today\u2019s global, mobile workforce.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cStaff can be on site or off site anywhere in the world and calls will go to their device, which acts as a desk phone. They could be in Jamaica and that digital extension will ring their mobile.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">At Atura\u2019s request, Broadband Solutions even wrote code that enables the system to work through iPods, iPhones and iPads, using a freely available app.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Plug-in at the Atura Blacktown:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 21px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Complementary Wi-Fi in guest rooms and all public areas for guests, guests of guests, and anyone in the building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Complementary use of iMacs and printers in the lobby business centre. This also includes cloud printing, which means guests can print from their room or from any device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Complimentary local and STD phone calls within Australia to fixed landlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Mobile check-in from the lobby via tablet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Complementary Wi-Fi and in-room movies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atura Hotel&nbsp;Blacktown ensures genuine service, unique urban \/ industrial art inspired design style and first-class facilities are available to all at an affordable price whilst offering a brand-new state-of-the-art hotel perfectly located in the heart of Sydney\u2019s burgeoning West. 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