RFID use in leisure and sports ranks high

As of 21st July, IdTechEx has stored over 2000 case studies involving applications of RFID, reports the RFID Gazette. Of 220 companies in 76 countries surveyed, 236 RFID applications involved leisure, making this sector the 5th most popular. Texas Instruments is the leading RFID supplier in this sector — a sector that is growing rapidlly.

Within leisure and sports, RFID is used mostly in tracking runners in marathons. Their use was also reported, for example, in boat, caravan, and sports equipment theft prevention, indoor kart racing, sports passes, and asset/people tracking in hotels, casinos and theme parks. 92 suppliers serviced this sector.

Do you have tourism examples in which RFID has been used?

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