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November 4, 2014

Hotel check in? Room key? In your phone

  • Hotel companies are finding other ways to streamline the arrival process — and catch up to airlines.
    • By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — Hotels don't want guests to have to linger at the front desk — or even stop by at all.

    New programs are helping speed up the check-in process for busy travelers, or in at least one case, letting them go straight to their rooms by using their smartphone to unlock doors.


     
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