HOTEL NEWS NOW - Feb 5 -
Starwood Hotels has developed a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app that allows customers to unlock rooms with a simple swipe. The company upgraded 30K room locks across nearly 150 hotels, and in November the app went live at Starwood’s Aloft, Element and W brands.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings is rolling out a similar mobile room key program in 10 U.S. properties this year, and by 2016, Hilton aims to deploy the keys across 11 brands globally.
Palladium Hotel Group, a Spanish hotel chain, recently unveiled its own high-tech wristbands that allow guests to access their rooms and other facilities, pay for meals and shop using an assigned PIN code and participate in special drink and nightclub promotions.
by Maria Gallucci
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