Starting this week, you can use a smartphone app to open your room at some Aloft, Element and W hotels. Over the next few months, Starwood (which owns those three chains) will upgrade 150 of its ...

Hotel companies are starting to conclude that guestroom key cards are no longer the key to customer satisfaction. The largest hotel companies in the world are experimenting with technology that allows ...

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As more guests become comfortable with the idea of using a smartphone as a room key, the two largest U.S. hotel operators are slated to more than triple the number of properties that offer keyless ...

Starwood announced Monday that it would roll out keyless entry at ten Aloft, Element, and W Hotels around the world. The system lets users of the SPG app bypass the front desk and use their mobile ...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Worldwide last week each announced plans to offer their loyalty-program members the option to skip front-desk check-in and use their smartphones as room keys.

Skipping the check-in desk and heading straight to your room could be unlocked using a new smartphone app, with Starwood Hotels planning to upgrade its chains to let guests gain access without a ...

LOS ANGELES – The hotel room key card may become as obsolete as the brass room key it replaced. Door lock vendors have developed the technology to let smartphones function as keys, and the hotel ...

Near-field communication tech is already being used by companies such as Zipcar to unlock its rental cars so why not hotel guest room doors. HotelTonight is on its way to making that happen.

CUPERTINO (CBS SF) - A high-end Cupertino hotel is about to become the testing ground for an app that allows guests to bypass check-in and open their hotel room door using their smartphone. The Aloft ...

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