Combined with a text message that informs the guest of his or her room number, the technology could theoretically be used to bypass the guest reception desk altogether saving both time and hassle for guests and reducing staff overhead for participating hotels.

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The girl with the soda snapped a few photographs of the reception area and the empty conference room next to it and signed the guest book.

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Smith, chef and owner of three restaurants in Washington DC and New York was guest chef in the White House Mess and an African American History Month reception in the East Room on Wednesday.

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