Vertice, Smuzcity to explore opportunities for smart hotel business

KUALA LUMPUR: Vertice Bhd’s (formerly Voir Holdings Bhd) wholly owned subsidiary Vertice Construction Sdn Bhd has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Smuzcity Bhd (SCB) to collaborate on opportunities for qualified real properties to be considered for a structured smart hotel chain business.
Through this MoU, Vertice will provide its knowledge and experience in the construction industry to contribute towards works for the design, construction and renovation for the hotel chains. Decisions in respect to reviewing and selecting properties will be at the absolute discretion of Vertice.
SCB in turn, will offer solutions for real property owners to participate in a structured hotel chain program, in areas of work relevant to properties management, hotel operations, online marketing and distribution channels including online booking engine as well as online and offline travel agents, software and hardware implementation.
SCB’s principal activities are providing unstaffed hotel solutions and property management services. SCB has the intention to expand its portfolio of unstaffed hotels to 100 within the next few years.
SCB intends to develop and build a “smart hotel” chain, which operates based on “unmanned” and “cashless” concepts, allowing hotel guests to experience a futuristic lifestyle with advanced technology.
By replacing manual hoteliers with machines, Smuzhotel lets guests experience the full suite of hotel services through technology applications such as artificial intelligence (AI) BOT, AI facial recognition, e-wallets, on-demand entertainment and services, virtual reality and Internet of Things.
A formal project agreement is to be signed within a year of the MoU signing.
“With our experience in the construction industry, we are confident that Vertice will be able to contribute to the partnership through the design, construction and renovation of potential smart hotels. Through this MoU, Vertice will be able to participate in new innovative technological advances while contributing to the revenue and earnings of the group in the future,” Vertice said.