dormakaba is set to present its cutting-edge security solutions at HITEC North America 2026, slated for June 15-18 in San Antonio.
Recognized as the largest hospitality technology exhibition globally, HITEC provides a platform for dormakaba to exhibit its advanced access solutions designed to streamline hotel operations, enhance guest access, and bolster property security. Attendees can explore these solutions at Booth #1838.
Providing Flexible Access Solutions
Darien Long, Senior Vice President of Specialty Access Control Solutions at dormakaba North America, stated, "Hoteliers are being asked to choose between flexibility and simplicity. With dormakaba, you don’t have to. Modern hospitality environments are increasingly complex, requiring solutions that adapt to each property, technology ecosystem, and guest experience strategy. We deliver that power of choice without the complexity."
Integration with Google Wallet at HITEC
HITEC 2026 highlights the recent expansion at Resorts World Las Vegas, where digital wallet guest experiences now support hotel key integration in Google Wallet. The implementation, powered by dormakaba, Alliants, and LEGIC, marks a first on the Las Vegas Strip.
Guests can now use their devices to access rooms and amenities securely. LEGIC’s neon technology underpins this experience, offering secure mobile credentialing and digital room key management without added complexity.
Growing Demand for Digital Solutions
Digital solutions support contactless experiences and sustainability goalsThe expansion of digital access solutions is evident at Resorts World Las Vegas. Previously introducing the room key in Apple Wallet, the resort has seen a significant uptake, with 30% of guests using digital keys and 80% adding a digital key upon check-in.
This trend reflects a shift toward contactless interactions and supports sustainability goals by reducing the use of traditional keycards.
dormakaba’s Innovative Technologies at HITEC 2026
Among the solutions dormakaba will present at HITEC 2026 are:
- dormakaba Staff Key Validator: This keycard management solution reduces the workload on front-line staff with multi-layer, PIN-based authentication, enhancing security and handling lost or shared keycards.
- dormakaba Ambiance™ Cloud Access Management Software: The cloud-based software allows hotel operators to efficiently manage guest and staff access, room locks, and perimeter security across one or multiple properties from anywhere, ensuring operational efficiency.
- Perimeter Access Solutions: These scalable solutions offer centralized access control for various property areas, including lobby entrances, elevators, and amenity spaces, integrating seamlessly with Ambiance Cloud to secure hotel operations.
Hospitality access solutions pioneer dormakaba will showcase its latest security solutions at HITEC North America 2026, the world's largest showcase of hospitality technology, June 15-18, in San Antonio.
At Booth #1838, dormakaba will demonstrate flexible, future-ready access solutions that help hospitality providers simplify operations, modernize guest access, and improve security across their properties.
Delivering choice
"Hoteliers are being asked to choose between flexibility and simplicity. With dormakaba, you don’t have to," said Darien Long, Senior Vice President, Specialty Access Control Solutions, dormakaba North America. "Modern hospitality environments are increasingly complex, requiring solutions that adapt to each property, technology ecosystem, and guest experience strategy. We deliver that power of choice without the complexity."
About HITEC
HITEC comes on the heels of Resorts World Las Vegas expanding its digital wallet guest experience to support hotel key in Google Wallet, powered by dormakaba, Alliants, and LEGIC. The launch marks the first implementation of hotel key in Google Wallet on the Las Vegas Strip, enabling guests to securely access their hotel room and resort amenities using the devices they already carry.
Behind the scenes, LEGIC’s neon technology provides the secure mobile credential foundation for the Google Wallet experience at the resort, enabling seamless provisioning and secure lifecycle management of digital room keys without adding complexity to the guest experience.
Expanding digital access strategy
Resorts World Las Vegas has continued to expand its digital access strategy, including its earlier launch of room key in Apple Wallet. Guest adoption continues to grow across the resort’s digital wallet offerings, with nearly 30% of guests arriving at Resorts World last month using digital keys and 80% of guests who completed check-in adding a digital key at that time.
This transition not only reflects the increasing demand for seamless, contactless interactions but also offers sustainability benefits by reducing reliance on traditional paper and plastic.
Additional dormakaba technologies at HITEC 2026
- dormakaba Staff Key Validator: Staff Key Validator is a keycard management solution that simplifies operations and increases security. It uses multi-layer, PIN-based authentication to reduce the front-line workload typically associated with staff keycard management and mitigate the risk posed by lost, stolen, or shared keycards.
- dormakaba Ambiance™ Cloud Access Management Software: Ambiance Cloud is a powerful, cloud-based access management software designed to simplify and streamline hotel operations. Whether managing a single hotel or multiple properties, Ambiance Cloud gives properties full control over guest and staff access, room locks, perimeter security, and more – from anywhere, at any time.
- Perimeter Access Solutions: dormakaba Perimeter Access solutions provide flexible, scalable, and centralized access control. From lobby entrances and staff-only corridors to elevators, parking gates, amenity spaces, and restricted back-of-house areas, the solutions work with Ambiance Cloud to help secure guests, operations, and properties.
