Royal Concierge Explained

Royal Concierge is the codename of a secret GCHQ programme that watches the bookings made at select hotels worldwide.[1] The programme was introduced in 2010 and monitored 350 hotels around the world. The system alerted GCHQ to a diplomat's travel arrangements and allowed GCHQ to bug rooms in preparation for the diplomat's arrival.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Royal Concierge': GCHQ Monitors Hotel Reservations to Track Diplomats. Poitras. Laura. Marcel Rosenbach . Holger Stark . 2013-11-17. Spiegel. 17 November 2013.
  2. Web site: 2013-11-17 . Snowden cache reveals diplomats' hotel bookings being tracked by GCHQ . 2023-01-30 . the Guardian . en.

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