DALLAS | As Hurricane Gustav threatens the Gulf Coast (exactly three years after Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005), ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, the world leader in hotel security technology with premier brands in North America including VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox, encouraged its hotel customers to make advance preparations to help ensure their properties’ electronic-locking systems and equipment will continue providing all-important security. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Friday, the center of Gustav was about 165 miles east-southeast of Grand Cayman, with sustained winds near 65 mph. Forecasters’ projections for the storm’s path varied greatly, estimating it could make landfall anywhere from the Florida panhandle to the Texas coast by Tuesday. In light of these projections, VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox urged hotel owners and managers to take the following precautions in preparation for a disaster:
“Our top priority is ensuring the safety and security of our customers, their properties and their guests, which may include evacuees and emergency contractors following the storm,” Freundlich said. “We ask that any hotel with VingCard, Elsafe or TimeLox systems contact us immediately with any special requests or urgent needs. We’re also aware that hotels in surrounding areas of the storm’s direct impact will experience higher occupancy levels as people are evacuating, and we invite these properties to contact us regarding their security needs as well.”
Additionally, Freundlich said that VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox are prepared to provide written budgetary quotes for hotels if required for insurance claims for replacement parts or systems. For more information or to request disaster assistance, please contact VingCard, Elsafe and TimeLox toll-free at 1-800-225-8464 or by e-mail at noram@vcegroup.com. Operators are available 24/7.
More information is also available online at
Contact
Riise Walker
Marketing Supervisor
Phone: (972) 692-3167
Email: rwalker@vcegroup.com
Organization
Vingcard, an ASSA ABLOY brand
www.vingcard.com/
631 International Parkway, Suite 100
USA
- Richardson, TX 75081
Tollfree: +1 800 225 8464
Phone: 1 972 907 2273
Recent News
 YHA Australia Becomes First Accommodation Network in Australasia to Roll Out Digital Wallet Key Technology Nationally |
|
Lore Group Now Offers Web-Provisioned Room Keys in Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch |
|
Vingcard Unveils a New Approach to Modular and Fully Integrated End-to-End Hotel Technology at HITEC 2025 |
