Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Your smartphone could replace hotel keys

By Doug Gross, CNNupdated 12:16 PM EST, Tue January 28, 2014 | Filed under: Mobile

This Aloft in Cupertino, California, will be one of two hotels getting smartphone room keys in the next three months.

STORY HIGHLIGHTSA hotel chain is testing an app that sends virtual room keys to your phoneStarwood Hotels & Resorts has more than 1,150 hotelsTwo hotels will get the technology in the next three monthsSystem would allow guests to bypass front desk and go straight to their rooms

(CNN) — Got a smartphone? Never lose your hotel key, or even have to stop at the registration desk, again.

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Hotel chain app turns your smartphone into a room key (Digital Trends)

Smartphones to Open Doors at Some Hotels (Wall Street Journal)

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