The Art of Luxury Issue 32 2018 | Page 46

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE LAUNCHES STAR COACH, NEW HOSPITALITY TRAINING APP USING INNOVATIVE VOICE ANALYSIS TO HELP IMPROVE GUEST EXPERIENCE Forbes Travel Guide, the global authority on luxury hospitality, has launched Star Coach, a mobile application for Android and iOS providing a behavioral simulator that helps hospitality staff enhance their interpersonal skills to improve the guest service and experience. Utilizing proprietary and proven voice analysis technology, the smartphone and tablet-based training tool analyzes interactions with virtual guests to determine the service provider’s emotional effectiveness, mindset and confidence. 46 The Art of Luxury Issue 32 2018