# Insights: Elevator and Hospitality Technology Guides | Wide CS

> Practical guides from the Wide CS team on slow elevators, elevator modernisation costs, destination dispatch and measuring elevator waiting times in UAE buildings.

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Last updated: 2026-11-09

Insights

# Guides from *the Wide CS team.*

Practical answers for building managers, owners and hotel teams, written by the people who deliver the projects.

Elevators

## Making existing elevators *faster.*

[Elevators

### Why Are the Elevators in My Dubai Building So Slow?

The real causes of long elevator waiting times in Dubai towers, what good looks like, and how to fix slow elevators without replacing them.

By Kamal Bhatia](https://www.widesystems.com/insights/why-are-lifts-slow-dubai-buildings.html) [Costs and timelines

### Elevator Modernisation Cost in the UAE vs an AI Retrofit

Indicative AED costs and timelines for elevator replacement, engine upgrades and cabin enlargement in the UAE, compared with an SES AI retrofit.

By Kush Bhatia](https://www.widesystems.com/insights/lift-modernisation-cost-uae.html) [Comparing technologies

### Destination Dispatch Retrofit vs AI Camera-Based Elevator Control

How destination dispatch retrofits compare with AI camera-based elevator control such as SES: passenger experience, hardware, installation and when each fits.

By Umesh Bala](https://www.widesystems.com/insights/destination-dispatch-vs-ai-lift-control.html) [Measuring performance

### How to Measure Elevator Waiting Times in an Existing Building

A practical method for building managers to measure elevator waiting times, intervals and peak demand in an existing building, with a simple survey template.

By Umesh Bala](https://www.widesystems.com/insights/how-to-measure-lift-waiting-times.html)

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