{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Your Phone Is Your Room Key Now (And It Works)","description":" Your guests are done waiting in line at check-in. Wallet key technology just made that line disappear.  \ud83d\udd11 Tap your phone to your room. It opens. That's it. No app. No Bluetooth. No waiting. Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, Apple Watch \u2014 NFC technology that actually works.  \ud83d\udcf1 The old digital keys had 2% adoption because they were clunky. This one? Glenn tested it at Harrah's Las Vegas and it was so smooth he's already demanding it everywhere. Caesars is rolling it out now.  \u26a1 Here's the mind-bender: your phone dies, you're good for 5 more hours. Express mode reserves power on your iPhone and treats room access as mission critical. So you can unlock your door even after your battery quits.  \ud83c\udfe8 Branigan Mulcahy, CEO at Virdee, says this is the loyalty driver the industry has been waiting for. Hotels that deploy it first are going to see guests actively prefer their properties.  Glenn already tested this at Harrah's. Watch that video here:  https:\/\/novacancynews.com\/no-keycard-needed-i-used-apple-wallet-at-harrahs-las-vegas\/  Visit virdee.ai.  Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed from #NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866. ","author_name":"No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News","author_url":"http:\/\/novacancy.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42044445\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42044445"}