https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazons-new-marriott-partnership-transform-hotel-stay-183224667.html

Marriott says you’ll have to opt into using Alexa in your hotel room by physically unmuting your Echo. At that point, you’ve accepted having the voice assistant in your life until you check out, or mute it again." data-reactid="18">Marriott says you’ll have to opt into using Alexa in your hotel room by physically unmuting your Echo. At that point, you’ve accepted having the voice assistant in your life until you check out, or mute it again.

This isn’t the first time a hotel has added Amazon’s assistant to its rooms. But what makes this instance so interesting is the extra software that allows hotels to program their own specific Alexa skills for guests to use. A backend monitor will even let hotel staff know if an Alexa has fallen off the hotel’s WiFi network, so they can fix it." data-reactid="20">This isn’t the first time a hotel has added Amazon’s assistant to its rooms. But what makes this instance so interesting is the extra software that allows hotels to program their own specific Alexa skills for guests to use. A backend monitor will even let hotel staff know if an Alexa has fallen off the hotel’s WiFi network, so they can fix it.