Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones


  • TECH
  • Friday, 21 Dec 2018

A growing number of hotels are helping guests take a vacation from their vacation by offering incentives to guests willing to lock up their cell phones.

Can you take a vacation from your cellphone? A growing number of hotels will help you find out.

Some resorts are offering perks, like snorkelling tours and s'mores, to guests who manage to give up their phones for a few hours. Some have phone-free hours at their pools; others are banning distracting devices from public places altogether.

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