Electronically controlled card-key locks, which made their American debut when a Lake Buena Vista hotel opened in 1983, have become a theft deterrent and a reassurance for guests worried about ...

A hotel key card is meant to be the simplest part of your stay. But what if we told you that the way you're handling it could put your safety at risk? A small mistake can easily turn into a big ...

Technology that allows hotel guests to use their phones as room keys is expanding, taking aim at those environmentally unfriendly plastic cards. By Karen Schwartz The demonstration using the cellphone ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Every once in a while, an email or Facebook posting makes the rounds sounding alarms over the supposed danger of used hotel card keys. To stay safe, the reasoning goes, travelers must ...

Imagine replacing only the cylinder inside your existing door mechanical door locks and converting them into electronic access control devices. That is the concept behind products from BUGA, a German ...