We have
benefitted from technology. The human interaction seems to be gone and the
world has become a wired place. Even on a vacation or at the dinner table, we
are busy chatting on Facebook or tweeting on Twitter. This has resulted in a
few resorts and hotels around the world capitalizing on an innovative idea of a
tech-free zone with an intention to give the travelers a pleasurable “braincation”
time away from the electronic world.
Four Seasons at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Give It
Up: The resort has partnered with iPhone
case company Uncommon to offer guests a ‘Disconnect to Reconnect’ package, in
which participants must surrender their iPhones for 24 hours.
A list of
24 things to do without technology is provided and the iPhones are returned
after the allotted time with a choice of four Costa Rican-themed iPhone cases.
JW
Marriott Cancun Resort and Spa, Cancun, Mexico
Give It
Up: JW Marriott features the same
‘tech-free zones’ offered by nine Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico
Resorts across seven different locations.
These
zones are marked by signs and guests are encouraged to leave their devices in
their hotel rooms and relax, read, or enjoy quiet conversation.
Grand Cayman
Marriott Beach Resort, Cayman Islands
Give It Up: ‘Tech-free zones’ were launched last year in a selection of the Marriott
and Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico Resorts for travelers craving a
‘braincation’.
No mobile phones or electronic devices are permitted
within these zones, which are optional and operate on an honor system.
I love the ideal of having a tech-free zone. Thanks for the information, I didn't know hotels and resorts were offering tech-free zones.
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