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Aloft Hotels is well known for its communal atmosphere, its hip bars and its grab-and-go snacks. Now it will also be known for its loyalty card, which is offering grab-and-go registration. The boutique hotel chain, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, has launched a service called Smart Check-In. The program is exclusive to select Aloft locations and, like the Aloft experience, is engineered to provide optimum travel freedom, because it allows those staying at the hotel to completely....