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Hotel Tracks Towels With RFID Chips

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-put-down-the-towel dept.

nonprofiteer writes "An unnamed hotel is now putting RFID tags in their towels: 'The Honolulu hotel (the hotels have asked to remain anonymous, just to keep you guessing) says it was taking a bath to the tune of 4,000 pool towels per month, a number that it has reduced to just 750 (a savings of $16,000 per month). And that's just at the pool.' It's unclear what they do if the towel flies to the Midwest."

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  1. The hotel -- The Hilton Hawaiian Village by mbates · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Hilton Hawaiian Village. Signs all over the place that the towels are tracked and you will be charged if it is not returned.