Hotel towel thieves, beware! It might have a Tracking Chip
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The next time you steal a towel from the hotel, remember, you’ve been warned. Those travel-size towels might seem handy on a day at the beach, but those good old days won’t last.
A Miami-based company recently patented a washable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. This mini tracking chip can be sewn into towels, robes and bed sheets. It will trigger an alarm if a guest tries to sneak that item out of the hotel premises. According to the New York Times, three hotels in Honolulu, Manhattan and Miami have already introduced this amazing
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Believe it or not, it’s been working well. The Honolulu hotel has saved nearly $15,000 since implementing the tags last summer. Their monthly towel theft numbers is now less than a quarter of what it was before.
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Does this mean travelers can hope for cheap hotel rates? Maybe not.
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