Here, PADS4 provided a solution with our recently introduced Viewer Variables. The new Viewer Variables feature ensures that displays ‘know’ what data is changeable, so staff only need to define the variable once. This ultimately means they only need to design one presentation, which they can then schedule for the an entire group. Using the variables, staff can assign a single presentation out to any room or configuration in the system, to automatically update across all screens in that configuration. As a result, the team can display the correct information in all 22 conference rooms with just one presentation. Hotel staff can then easily assign rooms and update background images and displays without using PADS4. The system is simple to use and stable, but also very efficient and capable of reducing the total cost of the signage. Do you want to talk about how you use it?”
Coen Poelmans: “Signage plays a crucial role in our hotel. Currently we use PADS4 as part of our reservation system, with our meeting room software (IDPMS – Amadeus Property Management), and for wayfinding. We use signage to support events, meetings, conferences, and to guide guests to their destinations in the hotel. It’s an important part of what we do. We are very pleased with the result.”
The Van der Valk Hotel in Utrecht opened in April, 2017, and is now a thriving business hub. The hotel is pleased with their signage solution, which offers simplicity of use, system stability, and creative design applications to meet their custom needs.