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17 Feb 2023 · 27 min

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Podcast episode (recorded Feb 17, 2023) where host Mark Simpson interviews James Mitchell about using NFC tags in short‑term rental and hospitality. James describes his property business (in property since 2018; converted a repossessed guest house into a high‑end 14‑person holiday let launched Aug 2022) and explains practical NFC applications: pre‑arrival welcome postcards with programmed NFC for video tours; tap‑to‑join Wi‑Fi; tap‑to‑report maintenance (pre‑filled email) or initiate FaceTime with a manager; upsells and booking payments via tap; embedding tokens in guest cards, furniture tags or cards for affiliate links; cleaning/operational checks. NFC tags are cheap (examples cited ~£0.30 each; 100 for ~£25), programmable and lockable via phone apps; Apple Shortcuts can be written to tokens. Episode also briefly mentions emerging AI tools (Adept, SoundHound) for task automation and voice ordering.

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February 17, 2023.

Since 2018.

August 2022.

About £0.30 each (example: 100 for ~£25).

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