Phones Banned from Resort

In Bali there is a resort called the Ayana Resort and Spa where technology usage is banned. Many people are shocked by the decision that this Resort has made because these tropical resorts make money and get new customers from social media. Many people post pictures in the places they visit which intrigues people who travel and are going to want to go. This spa has lockers where you can leave your phone if you do not feel comfortable leaving it in the hotel room. The Resort says that the purpose for banning cellphones and ipads is so that their customers can live in the moment and actually enjoy their vacation. They don't want their customers to be worried about their phones or social media post but to enjoy the money that they spend going to Bali. Now and days when people travel they take cameras, phones, ipads so that they can capture everything to post later. But they are simply seeing everything through a device because they absorbing the moment.

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