A case study from a 130-room Mid-Atlantic hotel shows how a new GM cut breakfast cost per occupied room by 21% in 90 days by addressing unauthorized access, chronic abusers, and untracked compensation.
GCSTIMES reframes the hotel key card as part of a six-layer identity infrastructure spanning identity, credentials, access, permissions, operations, and data.
A roundtable discussion prompted by the Travelodge assault case examines how hotels must balance frictionless guest journeys with security, arguing that staff empowerment and ID verification are essential safeguards.
A supplier-backed argument that wooden key cards support the "Third Place" hotel concept by enabling seamless multi-facility access and reinforcing natural, wellness-oriented design aesthetics.
dormakaba will exhibit at HITEC 2026 in San Antonio, showcasing digital key, cloud access management, and staff keycard solutions, including its Google Wallet hotel key deployment at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Vingcard won the Hospitality Innovation Award at the 2026 Asian Hospitality Awards for its modular technology portfolio covering access control, energy automation, networks, and guest-facing digital solutions.
Vingcard's new DIN lock features BLE, NFC, and Zigbee connectivity for European properties, supporting both mobile access and traditional key cards.