Trade file · Building systems
Hospitality Radar follows 5,780 hotel projects in planning, construction and renovation. For electronic door locks and access control, about 1,050 of them are being specified right now, while the products are still being chosen, and about 1,300 are buying. A product that is already in the spec goes into the tender with the best odds.
Hotel projects entering specification for electronic door locks and access control, by quarter.
Hotel projects entering the purchasing window for electronic door locks and access control, by quarter.
Estimate from each project's opening year and typical lead times for this trade. Later quarters fill up as new projects are announced, so a lower bar further out is not a falling market.
Cities with the most hotel projects being specified for this trade right now. The city file opens with your trade on top.
Projects being specified now or entering specification in the next 12 months, by region.
Share of projects with a known class. Our coverage is strongest in upscale and luxury hotels; midscale and select-service projects are being added.
For electronic door locks and access control, specification typically runs from 18 to 10 months before opening and purchasing from 10 to 1 months before opening. There are two ways into a project: through the specification or through the tender. A product that is already in the spec goes into the tender with the best odds.
Brand standards from groups such as Marriott and Hilton, together with the chosen PMS platform, decide the lock and mobile key vendor at most branded hotels well before an owner or general manager weighs in. Independent hotels choose directly, with IT, security and the general contractor handling final installation and testing near opening.
Brand standards from Marriott and Hilton close the supplier decision early, often before a general contractor is even on site. Waiting for a tender notice means missing that window entirely.
Lock hardware is moving inside the door leaf so the outside reads like a residential door rather than an institutional one. dormakaba's Quantum Pixel+ and similar designs from other manufacturers follow this shift.
Source: securityinfowatch.com
Mobile key is becoming the default spec on new-build projects mainly because Marriott and Hilton require it, not because independent demand pulled it there first. The supplier decision at branded hotels is largely made at headquarters level.
Source: ofhub.marriott.com
PMS and guest journey platforms are adding support for more lock brands so hotels are not tied to one hardware vendor through their PMS choice. Mews added Salto's Space locks to its Digital Key integration as one example.
Source: hospitalitynet.org
A newly opened Belgian property saw 12 percent of all arrivals check in by digital key in its first month, with no legacy habits to overcome. That is an early, quantified read on guest acceptance at new-build projects.
Source: hospitalitynet.org
Cybersecurity and firmware support needs are pushing operators to swap locks before the hardware reaches the end of its 10 to 20 year mechanical life. The driver is software obsolescence, not broken hardware.
Source: hospitalitytech.com
Lock manufacturers are now winning industrial design awards, not only security certifications. dormakaba's Quantum Pixel+ took a 2025 ICONIC AWARD from the German Design Council for its concealed, minimalist form.
Source: securityinfowatch.com
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As of November 2026. Figures are estimates, rounded, and recalculated with every update of the radar.