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Travel 2.0 Travel Hotels Towel thieves targeted in hi-tech clampdown
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Two towels in the shape of swans: Towel thieves targeted in hi-tech clampdown
Any given month, hotels can lose 5 to 20 per cent of towels, sheets and robes Photo: ALAMY

The anti-theft system, which could soon be arriving in Britain, uses washable radio-frequency tags stitched into towels, bathrobes and other linen which can trigger an alarm if removed from the premises.

The US company which patented the technology said one hotel in Hawaii which introduced the tags last summer had seen towel theft tumble from 4,000 a month to just 750, saving more than £9,000 a month.

"Any given month, hotels can lose 5 to 20 per cent of towels, sheets and robes. That gets expensive with the rising cost of cotton," said William Serbin, executive vice-president of Florida-based Linen Technology Tracking.

The company uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips, similar to those deployed in shop security tags and London Transport's Oyster card scheme, which can track linen to and from the laundry, at pool kiosks and detect stolen items as they are taken off the premises.

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