# SmartHotel360 - E2E Reference Sample and Azure Backend
We are happy to announce the release of SmartHotel360. This release intends to share a simplified version of SmartHotel360 reference sample apps used at Connect(); 2017 Keynotes. If you missed it, you can watch Scott Guthrie’s Keynote: Journey to the Intelligent Cloud in Channel 9.
SmartHotel360 is a fictitious smart hospitality company showcasing the future of connected travel.
Their vision is to provide:
- Intelligent, conversational, and personalized apps and experiences to guests
- Modern workplace experiences and smart conference rooms for business travelers
- Real-time customer and business insights for hotel managers & investors
- Unified analytics and package deal recommendations for campaign managers.
There’s never been a better time to be a developer. Our intent with these set of reference apps and Azure backend is to show developers how to get started building the apps of the future, today!
You can find a PowerPoint deck that you can download and use for your presentations in the docs folder of this repo.
For this reference app scenario, we built several consumer and line-of-business apps and an Azure backend. You can find all SmartHotel360 repos in the following locations:
- SmartHotel360
- Backend Services
- Public Website
- Mobile Apps
- Sentiment Analysis - Coming soon!
You need an Azure account to work with this demo code. You can:
- Open an Azure account for free Azure subscription. You get credits that can be used to try out paid Azure services. Even after the credits are used up, you can keep the account and use free Azure services and features, such as the Web Apps feature in Azure App Service.
- Activate Visual Studio subscriber benefits. Your Visual Studio subscription gives you credits every month that you can use for paid Azure services.
Here's links to videos and blog posts related to this project:
- Microsoft Visual Studio YouTube Channel: Connect(); 2017 Scott Guthrie Keynote Demos
- The Visual Studio Blog: Connect(); 2017: SmartHotel360 Demo Apps and Architecture
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