It’s no secret that we are in a technological age. According to one cbs.com report, Millennials, those currently aged 18-36 years old, make up 43% of hotel guests. According to Forbes.com, millennials “will account for nearly half of the workforce by 2020, bringing with them vastly different travel habits and expectations than previous generations.” They travel for business or pleasure, and often extend their business trips into pleasure trips. All of this traveling means that this generation is deciding what amenities hotels need to upgrade to get their business. When millennials are dissatisfied, they are not shy about turning to a website like TripAdvisor to voice their complaints. In turn, they often seek out reviews from websites like TripAdvisor before booking a hotel. According to Forbes.com, “An overwhelming 80 percent of respondents in Expedia’s survey said they consider online reviews important when planning a trip.”

These tech-savvy millennials not only want their hotel rooms to be technologically accessible–they expect it. One way to ensure your hotel rooms keep up with the times is by installing laptop safes in every hotel room. These safes are easy to install and offer peace of mind to travelers who can’t leave home without their laptops.

Another option for hotels who want to offer the security for laptops and other personal items is to install drawer safes. Like the laptop safes, drawer safes are convenient and accessible and can easily store a laptop. However, they have the added feature of also being able to store small personal items such as passports and credit cards or, possibly more importantly for the millennials, tablets and smart phones.

Millennials are a growing source of business for hotels, and offering them the security they want for their technological devices is one way to ensure that they choose your hotel over the hotel next door. 

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