ZontecTM Cleaning Up with Ozone Generation
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TAMPA, FL, March 28, 2006. Contrary to what hoteliers are reading in the hospitality trade press, a hotel does not need to replace all soft goods or deep clean and treat all hard surfaces to eliminate allergens and provide guests with a smoke-free, odor-free environment. ZontecTM Ozone can accomplish these tasks with the flip of a switch-and at a minimal investment.
"It's very important that hotel owners and operators understand that the drastic measures undertaken by some of the larger hotel brands for creating a smoke-free, odor-free environment are not necessary to accomplish these goals," said Dean Gruber, president of ZontecTM Ozone. "Announcing that hotels will be gutted in order to provide a clean and odor-free room is a very creative and highly visible marketing campaign targeting environmental-conscious travelers, nothing more.
"Certainly room cleanliness and an odor-free facility should be top-of-mind at all properties-regardless of your hotel size or segment-but breaking the bank to do so, or replacing all furnishings, carpets, wallpaper and bedding is just plain nonsense," he said. "Plugging in a portable ZontecTM Ozone Generator will not only eliminate the odors quickly, but it will penetrate all soft and some hard surfaces-including walls. Since it is a gas, it reaches places that are unreachable by other methods to ensure that everything in the immediate area is clean and odor free. With ZontecTM, all a guest smells is fresh air."
While sprays mask odors and filtration systems require cleaning and replacement, Ozone Generators attack odor-causing molecules and eliminate them completely, Gruber said. Hoteliers concerned about alleged health risks associated with breathing in the ozone can operate the machines while guests are not in the room - although it is not necessary. The ozone delivered by the ZontecTM machines is not harmful unless ingested for prolonged periods in high doses.
"While Ozone is still a rather controversial topic among environmentalists, we have found over the past 20 years in the hospitality business that it is the simplest, most affordable way to provide an immediate cure - not a band aid - to indoor air quality challenges," Gruber said. "The hotels and resorts which have used ZontecTM are thrilled with the results, and their word-of-mouth testimonials have helped spread the word about ozone generators throughout the industry."
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