You Can Now Check Into All Dubai Hotels With Just Your Face

Checking into a hotel in Dubai is about to feel very different—in the most convenient way possible. The city has rolled out a new biometric, one-time check-in system that lets travellers skip the front desk entirely and head straight into their stay. Here’s how it works: before arriving, visitors upload their ID and biometric data through participating hotel apps. Once it’s done, it stays valid until the ID expires, meaning every future trip starts with a quick facial recognition scan instead of paperwork. Hotels and holiday homes can integrate the tech directly into their platforms, and the system may soon expand to other travel touchpoints, from car rentals to citywide services. With 820 hotels and over 15 million international visitors already this year, innovations like biometric check-in—and the smart airport tunnels that cut passport control to seconds—continue to make travelling to Dubai smoother than ever.