Saturday, February 16, 2008

Hotels with Allergy-Friendly Rooms

A Timely Product Innovation

I have heard a lot of new discoveries or innovations to make a hotel more inviting, but this was my first time to hear about allergy-friendly rooms. As I read the article from this site: http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/159178340.html, the concept sounds good to me. I have a sensitive skin and so this kind of idea seems very good to someone like me. The article mentioned about the rate of people getting allergies and I truly believe to that. The environment nowadays are getting polluted that is why a lot of people are getting allergies. Allergies are on the increase. There are chemicals in everything and it is now almost impossible to avoid all the things that make us cough, sneeze, itch, or have skin, lung, stomach, and even brain problems. And so, customers might think that is better to stay in a room where they will be protected against any kind of allergies and deseases. I know that It is more expensive to have medications and buy medicines when you get sick. So, I guess it is better to be in a safe place or room. With many as travelers coughing, sneezing and wheezing their way through the day, or night, the thought crossed a few minds to develop hotel rooms that are free of all the nasty stuff that causes guests to feel as if their airways are clogging. Not that many didn't feel that way before checking in. But to find relief in a hotel room, what a surprise. Whether the environmentally friendly rooms become as prevalent as non-smoking rooms and floors in lodging establishments is another matter. Any relief from bad air and bacteria-ridden rooms is a Godsend to travelers with serious asthmatic conditions. For me, this is really a brilliant idea! The concept is just timely for the needs of many people. These rooms are in-demand nowadays and people will surely look for it. And speaking of people looking for these kind of rooms, advertisment and effective websites are needed in order to inform the people about this. I believe, there are still a lot of people who do not know about this. Just like me, I would not bother asking about it since this kind of rooms are not ordinary rooms. So, a special advertisment is needed in order to make this offer noticeable to customers. This rooms are invented because situations of a lot of people demand for it. An investment is needed but I think it is worth the effort and money. This is about the health of people and all of us regard health highly. Rooms are where we sleep and should feel comfortable. Specially during vacation, people would want to stay in a place where they can truly rest without worrying about allergies or deseases due to airborne effect. This is also an example of how addressing a health risk can increase business. If customers with allergies cannot enter a hotel for any reason, then they are lost revenue. So, this is one way hotels are sorting out this kind of peoblem. So, if allergy sufferers, who don’t go to hotels because of reactions to all sorts of factors, would suddenly find a hotel that caters to their problem. Straightforward niche marketing and sound business sense. This reducing of allergens can definetely create more business on hotels.

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