Guests at three El Gouna hotels can now open rooms with a phone, Vingcard says
Casa Cook El Gouna, Ancient Sands Golf Resort and Club Paradisio issue the key to a digital wallet, added at online check-in or by scanning a QR code after check-in at the hotel.
11 November 2026
Guests at three El Gouna hotels run by Orascom Hotels Management can now unlock their rooms by tapping a smartphone or watch instead of using a plastic keycard, the lock supplier Vingcard said in an announcement on Wednesday.
The hotels are Casa Cook El Gouna, where the system started, Ancient Sands Golf Resort and Club Paradisio El Gouna. Guests add the key to a digital wallet when they complete online check-in before arrival, or by scanning a QR code once a hotel employee has checked them in.
Vingcard, part of ASSA ABLOY, said the El Gouna installation is the first of its Wallet Key system in the Middle East and North Africa and was built with the hospitality software company Hudini. Orascom Hotels Management said it is assessing whether to introduce the keys at more of its hotels.