Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the ...

Google Wallet gained the ability to unlock hotel room doors at participating locations last year. With digital hotel room keys, you can use your phone to access hotel rooms and amenities, saving you ...

While most hotel guests hand back their key cards at reception, it's not uncommon to accidentally rush off with them after a hurried checkout. But according to one holidaymaker, these misplaced ...

Have you ever checked into a hotel and wondered what information is stored on your key card?Our viewer Mary reached out to Rossen Reports, concerned about her personal information.She asked, “A tour ...

There is a new warning for travelers after researchers, posed as hackers, expose a security flaw that could open millions of hotel-room doors. The good news is, they're helping to fix the problem ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Digital hotel keys in Google Wallet work the same as RFID hotel room key cards and digital room key functionality offered by ...