Nia's claim has been backed up by dozens of holidaymakers on Reddit who have shared photos of their credit, energy and membership cards in their hotel room's key card slots. However, a number of ...

Let the record state that I am not a fan of the plastic hotel room key card. I lose them. I confuse them with credit cards and I fumble trying to figure out which way the card goes into the lock.

A friend insists that hotel key cards contain all your information, including credit card numbers. I maintain that they only have the dates for which the card is valid to enter the room.

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 ...

She asked, “A tour guide once told us to never leave your key card at the hotel because it has all of your information on it. Especially don't leave it in the room because anyone with access ...

Travelers are used to getting plastic key cards that unlock their room when checking into hotels or motels. These cards are typically activated by an employee before a guest can use them.

Frequent flyers and holidaymakers alike will have stumbled across the essential yet slightly aggravating key card readers that control the power electricity in hotel rooms. Without your hotel room ...

Getty Images/iStock photo A man tricked a hotel receptionist ... was able to get the room’s key card by lying to the hotel’s receptionist at about 6 a.m. the next morning, officers said.