2. Category of problem: all individuals
3. Level of problem: state
4. The article concerns: Sugar Land woman came up with an idea to eliminate hotel keys by implementing a system in your phone to check in.
5. Why is this important to families/individuals? I feel as if hotels are not the safest spots on vacation and a lot of crimes can actually happen at hotels, much less be prevented. People from all over the country are staying and you never know who you might end up with your room key and be able to break in.
6. My opinion on the matter: Hotels aren't the safest places especially when on vacations with their families and younger ones.I feel as if this is a solution to ensuring safety at hotels. When you have a tangible commodity such as a hotel card that allows you to enter your hotel, it puts you as some risk incase you happen to drop the card somewhere, lose it, someone pick it up, or any other possible case scenario. Anyone can pick up the card and enter your hotel if you don't keep it with you at all time. By implementing this system that can allow people to use their personal phone, that also they aren't as incline to lose as they are a card with no monetary value on it besides the entrance to their room, it only makes sense and seems a lot more logical to allow people to check in and use their phone to enter their hotel room. It would be similar to a scanning system if the plan goes into action. Therefore, no one without your phone would be able to have access inside the hotel which would make it more safer. There have been several situations where people have lost their cards and ended up in the wrong hands. Maybe it is just me, but I feel like I have seen way too many shows where murders have taken place at hotels because of break ins and what not. I truly believe this will ensure more safety for future lodgers and help eliminate crime rate at hotels.
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend/article/Sugar-Land-woman-s-idea-to-eliminate-hotel-keys-4850089.php?cmpid=hpts
How many people look themselves out of their hotel rooms? So many! This idea is fantastic! I can't tell you how many times my family has gone on vacation, and there are 8 of us, and we still manage to leave all 4 keys that they normally give somewhere else. It's frustrating! And now a days everyone keeps their phones on them at all times. I agree with the fact that it would cut down on the risk of it falling into the wrong hands. There are some scary and conniving people in this world who could just be waiting for you to drop your key so that they can get into your room and either steal, or maybe even harm you and your family. I feel like this is a very safe and fantastic alternative. Now the only issue is, are hotels willing to invest in someone as expensive and drastic as changing all of their locks and updating their systems. Especially for large hotel chains, it could become very costly. Although it sounds a like a great idea, are hotel owners likely to do it? I don't tank so in all honesty. It all comes down to money, and in the end I feel it wouldn't be as cost efficient as it would be useful. Money dictates what business owners are going to do.
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