New York, NY — July 22, 2025 – Hospitality tech unicorn Mews, backed by $410 million from investors including Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global, and Kinnevik, has expanded its Digital Key functionality through a new integration with Salto smart access systems.
The partnership enables hotels using Salto’s access control to offer guests mobile-based, keyless entry—streamlining check-in and bypassing the traditional front desk entirely. At pilot property YUST in Antwerp, 64% of guests issued a digital key used their phone to access their room, despite no promotional campaign, signaling growing traveler demand for frictionless, self-directed arrivals.
The update is part of Mews’ broader push to automate operations across over 5,000 hotel properties worldwide, helping modern hoteliers transition from transactional check-ins to experience-first models. Mews processed $10B in payments last year and continues to expand rapidly across the U.S. and Europe.
“We’re only tech-focused when we can use tech to improve the guest experience,” said Dirk Van Gompel, CTO of YUST. “Digital Key makes it easy for guests to go straight to their room, while creating real time savings for our team – who can then focus on building real human connections.”
The benefits of this new integration include:
- Faster check-ins: guests skip the queue and head straight to their room.
- Improved security: no more lost keys.
- Operational efficiency: fewer manual processes mean fewer staff hours spent troubleshooting.
- Sustainability: digital keys eliminate the need for plastic keycards, appealing to eco-conscious travellers.
- Digitalizing the journey: Mobile keys, on-the-go check-in, and seamless check-out
“At Salto, we believe access to technology should be so convenient that guests actually enjoying using it,” said Nora Urquiza, Hospitality Solutions Business Lead at Salto Systems. “Our integration with Mews reinforces our commitment to delivering a seamless, secure, and modern digital experience through strong technology alliances.”
About Mews
Mews is the leading platform for the new era of hospitality. Powering 12,500 Customers across more than 85 countries, Mews Hospitality Cloud is designed to streamline operations for modern hoteliers, transform the guest experience and create more profitable businesses. Customers include BWH Hotels, Strawberry, The Social Hub and Airelles Collection. Mews was named Best PMS (2024, 2025) and listed among the Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025) by Hotel Tech Report. Mews has raised $410 million from investors including Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Kinnevik and Tiger Global Management to transform hospitality.