iPhone, BlackBerry to be used as hotel room keys

Release Date 26 May, 2010 in Metro

Now, unlock hotel rooms sans check-ins with mobile phones! Economic Times - ‎May 25, 2010‎ MELBOURNE: A new technology has been developed that will allow travellers to by-pass the check-in desks and unlock their hotel rooms themselves by using ...
	Smartphones to be used as hotel room keys Telegraph.co.uk - Nick Collins - ‎May 24, 2010‎ The key card could become a thing of the past after a hotel chain announced it would allow guests to access their rooms using their smartphones. ...
	Holiday Inn to test smartphone as hotel-room key; some guests prefer to skip ... USA Today - ‎May 24, 2010‎ InterContinental Hotels Group next month will begin testing new technology at two Holiday Inns that lets guests use their smartphones to unlock their ...
	iPhone, BlackBerry to be used as hotel room keys Metro - 26 May, 2010 iPhones and Blackberrys will be used as hotel room keys in a trial that could see the key card and check-ins becoming a thing of the past. ...
	Hotels to turn smartphones into room keys Pocket-lint.com - Paul Lamkin - 26 May, 2010 Global hotelier InterContinental is planning to trial a scheme at two of its Holiday Inn hotels where guests can use a mobile phone app to unlock their ...
	Holiday Inn tests smartphone key app bit-tech.net - 26 May, 2010 The OpenWays application will allow users to unlock their Holiday Inn rooms, no key required. The Holiday Inn chain of hotels is to start experimenting with ...
What We're Reading: Impacts Gainesville Sun - 26 May, 2010 Holiday Inn to Test Smartphone as Hotel Room Key; Some Guests Prefer to Skip Front Desk - USA TodayClaire Cain Miller says: Soon you can unlock the door of ...
Holiday Inn to be built in Manchester Builder and Engineer - 26 May, 2010 A 192-bed Holiday Inn Express hotel is to be built in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. Ician Developments, which is part of Muse Developments, ...
	Holiday Inn To Use Smartphones For Keyless Entry Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - 26 May, 2010 The Holiday Inn chain of hotels will be piloting a new scheme that will let their customers use their smartphone as a key less entry system for their hotel ...
Soon You'll Unlock Hotel Room Doors By Playing Songs on Your Phone Gizmodo.com (blog) - 26 May, 2010 Some Holiday Inn locations will soon begin using the OpenWays door system. This means that guests will be offered the option of having a unique melody sent ...
Mobile phones to be used as room keys for Holiday Inn etravelblackboard.us - 26 May, 2010 Intercontinental Hotels will soon begin trailing the usage of smartphones in place of the traditional room key at two of its North American Holiday Inn ...
	Holiday Inn to Use Smartphones as Hotel-Room Keys Mobiledia - 26 May, 2010 InterContinental Hotels Group, which counts Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza among its brands, will begin testing new technology next month that allows guests ...
	Holiday Inn looking to ditch room keys and use their smartphone instead The Inquisitr - 26 May, 2010 Now I'm not sure if this is an improvement or not since I don't travel and staying at hotels isn't high on my list of things I do on a regular basis but I ...
	Holiday Inn tests "smartphone as room key" software at two locations TweakTown - Don Lynn - 26 May, 2010 Every day our mobile phones get more and more useful. The next use for it that's on the horizon: using your phone as your room key. ...
Holiday Inn testing smartphone room keys. Gadgetsteria (blog) - 26 May, 2010 by Mike Say goodbye to the old days of carrying around yet another piece of plastic while staying at your local Holiday Inn. Room keys will soon be a thing ...
Hotels to introduce mobile check-in SmartCompany.com.au - Patrick Stafford - 26 May, 2010 The InterContinental Hotels Group has introduced new technology that will allow travellers to check-in to hotels through smartphones. ...
Hotel guests will soon Investor's Business Daily - 26 May, 2010 Hotel guests will soon be able to use their smart phones as room keys at Holiday Inns in Chicago and Houston. Guests will be able to lock and unlock their ...
Holiday Inn Could Soon Replace Room Key Cards with Smartphones Erictric - 26 May, 2010 Let the smartphone revolution continue! Just last week, Visa announced a new mobile payment system aimed to replace plastic credit cards. ...
	Holiday Inn to trial mobile-as-room-key program next month MobileCrunch (blog) - Nicholas Deleon - 26 May, 2010 Your phone is now your hotel key. Well, could be your hotel key. Holiday Inn will trial new software for the iPhone, ...
Affordable Weddings and Honeymoons with the Launch of "Honeymoon on Us" Online Magazine - 26 May, 2010 With the arrival of the summer wedding season, Holiday Inn is launching its “Honeymoon on Us” promotion. Couples can get up to $750 toward their honeymoon ...
Have Smartphone, Skip Check-in at Holiday Inns AOL Travel News - Fran Golden - 26 May, 2010 Holiday Inn is ready to begin testing new technology that will allow guests to use their smartphone as a room key. A spokesman for parent InterContinental ...
	Holiday Inn Uses Smartphones For New Keyless Entry System Coolest Gadget Reviews - 26 May, 2010 by Mike on May 25, 2010 The hotel chain Holiday Inn will be piloting a new keyless entry system allowing vacationers to use their personal smartphones as a ...
	Hotel Chain To Test SmartPhones As Room Keys IndyPosted - 26 May, 2010 Starting in June, two Holiday Inn hotels in Chicago will give a test run to technology that will allow guests to open their room doors with a smartphone ...
Smart Phones Debut as Hotel Keys NBC Chicago - Matt Bartosik - 26 May, 2010 Our smartphones are incredible pieces of technology, allowing us to do everything from check the CTA bus schedule to read up-to-the-minute ...
	Holiday Inn to Allow Smartphones to Access Rooms Gadget Venue (blog) - 26 May, 2010 by Matthew on May 25, 2010 Holiday Inn is soon to start trials where smartphone users will be able to use their devices to unlock their room at a hotel. ...
Holiday Inn to pilot mobile phone room keys NFCNews - 26 May, 2010 InterContinental Hotels Group is planning to pilot a new technology that allows guests to unlock their hotel-room door via smart phone, according to USA ...
	InterContinental Hotels Group's Holiday Inn moves into Seeb Live-PR.com (press release) - ‎May 25, 2010‎ 25.05.2010 09:59:50 Holiday Inn Seeb Muscat is on track to open in December (2011) following the securing of the contracting agreement with Muscat-based Al ...
	Co-op unlocks Smithfield hotel phase Place North West (subscription) - ‎May 25, 2010‎ The Co-operative Bank's Liverpool corporate banking centre has provided a £10m facility to Centre Island Hotels for a new Holiday Inn Express to be built at ...
Unlock Your Hotel Room With Your Phone GeekSugar.com (blog) - ‎May 24, 2010‎ When it comes to travel, any streamlined, simple process is a good one! Both Northwest and Alaska airlines offer e-boarding passes on your smartphone, ...
	InterContinental hits it big with Gowalla mobile marketing Tnooz (blog) - Dennis Schaal - ‎May 24, 2010‎ Location-based social networks such as foursquare and Gowalla likely will soon see a flurry of integrations with hotels and other brands as travel companies ...