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Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Check-in & Check-out

Digital key

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, digital key means: An electronic room key stored on a smartphone or app, used instead of a physical key card.

In Turkish: dijital anahtar

How it is used

Used in modern hotels for mobile check-in, contactless entry, and easier access to rooms, lifts, or other guest areas.

Example sentences

  1. Guests who complete online check-in can activate their digital key on the hotel app before arriving at the property.

    Here, the term means a phone-based access tool that lets guests enter without collecting a plastic card at reception.

  2. When her key card stopped working, reception issued a digital key so she could return to the room immediately.

    In this example, the term refers to an electronic replacement that solves an access problem quickly and conveniently.

Common collocations

  • activate a digital key
  • digital key access
  • mobile digital key
  • issue a digital key
  • check inTo arrive at a hotel, register your details and receive your room key. Staff also check a guest in.
  • check outTo pay your bill, return your key and leave a hotel at the end of your stay.

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