TAMPA, Fla. (June 11, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development announced today the installment of Deckchair Livecam Technology at each of their five Autograph Collection Hotels – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands; the boutique, food-focused Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Florida; Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club on Anna Maria Island, Florida; and the historic Fenway Hotel in Dunedin, Florida; as well as their latest project, Luminary Hotel & Co. in Fort Myers, Florida, scheduled to open in 2020. The new Deckchair web cameras allow consumers to access stunning live views and daily time-lapse video from anywhere in the world, in real-time and high definition.
“Each hotel’s destination offers something unique that our guests can connect with, visually and emotionally. This new service allows future guests to take a live look at the world from our view, any time of day or night,” said Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Lodging & Development. “The innovative Deckchair live cam allows us to share live video and high-quality image and video content through our website and other digital channels, inspiring travelers to come experience the destination in person.”
“Mainsail Lodging & Development is an example of a great company that has spectacular locations and an innovative mindset in how exactly to market their destinations,” said Chevy Kelly, managing director of Deckchair. “They are now the world’s window into every location their Autograph Collection hotels serve, and we are proud to be partnering with them.”
Mainsail Lodging & Development is one of the first in the United States to install Deckchair to Autograph properties in both the US and Caribbean. Website viewers can spend time interacting with each of the properties here:
For more information on Mainsail Lodging & Development visit MainsailHotels.com.
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About Mainsail Lodging & Development LLC
Mainsail Lodging & Development is a Tampa-based hospitality company that develops and operates lodging products in the Southeastern US and the Caribbean. Their property portfolio includes four Autograph Collection hotels: Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina (ScrubIsland.com), a private island resort in the British Virgin Islands; the boutique, food-focused Epicurean Hotel (EpicureanHotel.com) in Tampa, Florida; Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club (WaterlineResort.com) on Anna Maria Island, Florida; and the historic Fenway Hotel (FenwayHotel.com) in Dunedin, Florida; as well as Mainsail Beach Inn (MainsailBeachInn.com), a boutique beachfront hotel on Anna Maria Island, Florida. The company also operates corporate housing throughout the Southeast, exclusively managing the Florida, Georgia and Tennessee markets for Oakwood Worldwide® under both its ExecuStay® (ExecuStay.com) and Oakwood® (Oakwood.com) brands. Mainsail Lodging also manages a portfolio of private vacation homes through its Mainsail Vacation Rentals (MainsailVR.com) brand and is a select partner of Homes & Villas by Marriott International. Additional future projects include Luminary Hotel & Co. (LuminaryHotel.com) in Fort Myers, Florida; a 128-room Residence Inn in conjunction with an indoor sports complex in Pasco County, Florida; and a historic boutique hotel in Macon, Georgia. Mainsail Lodging’s corporate charity is Feeding Tampa Bay, the largest food rescue and distribution organization in the community. Mainsail actively supports the cause through a variety of employee and guest programs ranging from packing and sorting at the warehouse, to annual events such as the Epic Chef Showdown. Learn more at MainsailHotels.com.
About Deckchair
Deckchair inspires travel to the world’s leading hotel brands in over 50 countries through their re-invention of the webcam. Capturing every destination moment, a Deckchair camera automates the production and archive of 4K daily time-lapse video and images 24/7/365 and customers engage with the content through the Deckchair interface. Hotels utilize their unique destination content across all their website and digital channels, offline in print and across their internal TV systems with their Deckchair TV Player. Learn more at Deckchair.com