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Key control

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, key control means: Procedures for issuing, tracking, securing and recovering keys and access credentials.

In Turkish: anahtar kontrolü

How it is used

Used in hotel operating procedures for physical and electronic credentials.

Example sentences

  1. Our key control procedure requires staff to sign each shared key out and back in.

    The record establishes who held the key during each period.

  2. The audit found a key control gap because deactivated cards were not logged after departure.

    Credential handling includes documenting recovery or deactivation, not just issuing cards.

Common collocations

  • key control procedure
  • key control log
  • digital keyAn electronic room key stored on a smartphone or app, used instead of a physical key card.
  • security departmentThe hotel team responsible for guest safety, access control, incident response, and monitoring the property and its public areas.

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