CONSTANCE HOTELS AND RESORTS
golf course also . Constance Hotels owns and manages two 18-hole golf courses in Mauritius and one in the Seychelles . The group pioneered the Indian Ocean golf scene – it was the first to build a championship golf course ( home of the Senior European Tour ) in Mauritius and also to build an 18-hole championship course in the Seychelles . Constance invests heavily in its golf facilities , and needless to say , Roshan is involved in this too . “ We have to make sure that we have the right reservation system as well as an appropriate tournament system for golf ,” he tells us . All our golf carts have a GPS system , so we can give the players the luxury of knowing the distance and layout of the holes as they are playing .” Roshan ’ s technological input extends to Constance Golf Academy , which allows guests to train with professional , qualified golf instructors . Roshan has implemented software , which enables the golfers to analyse their swing in a bid to figure out how to improve .
With experiences such as golf training , Constance has established itself as a small luxury brand and as a matter of fact has been nominated for three consecutive years as Top Luxury brand by ReviewPro . “ Although we have reached a very high position in the luxury brand echelon it is important for us to stay vigilant to ensure that Constance ’ s technological development does not stagnate ”. Roshan strongly declares “ I ’ m always on the search for new technologies and as a matter of fact I was recently nominated as the finalist at the SuperNova Awards by Constellation Research in San Francisco for having implemented innovative technologies across the islands . I will take any kind of new technology that can add value and create wealth across the whole system with the ultimate goal of enhancing the guest experience ”.
Identifying technology that fits Constance hotels is just one part of Roshan ’ s job . He has to make sure that his team is well versed in any new type of technology that he brings along . “ Being in an insular environment , it is very hard to find the
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