Midnight & Micro-Tasks

Automated Hotel Check-In Kiosk Screen Tester

Visit budget hotel lobbies to test whether automated touch-screen check-in terminals respond correctly.

Startup Cost: £0 Location: Local Difficulty: Easy Occasional pocket money Spare moments

Earning and time figures are our broad estimates, not guarantees — actual results depend on your area, your effort and demand.

Why it's left-field

Hotel chains compensate you to tap through self-check-in screens to ensure keycard dispensers function.

How it works

  1. 1Claim hotel lobby technology audit tasks on your mystery shopping portal.
  2. 2Tap through test reservation menus on physical self-service check-in kiosks.
  3. 3Record screen responsiveness and upload photo logs.

Official platforms

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