Budget hotels offering self-service

June 1, 2008

CNN.com: Walk into the recently opened Hyatt Place in Columbia, S.C., and guests can order meals on a touchscreen kiosk at any time of day; self-service…

European market growing

Summit Research's report takes a look at trends in the kiosk industry.

Kiosk Europe Expo and Digital Signage Expo open in Germany

by David Drain

May 7, 2008

ESSEN, Germany — The second annual Kiosk Europe Expo opened Tuesday with a new component this year: Digital Signage Expo. The co-located expos are organized by…

KioskCom Las Vegas wraps

EyeSite kiosk sticks out among the record number of exhibitors.

The man behind KioskCom

The head of Self Service Expo and The Digital Signage Show talks.

Ryanair to go to court over increase in Dublin kiosk charges

April 6, 2008

LONDON — Ryanair has said it will submit a High Court appeal against the Irish aviation regulator's recent decision to allow a Dublin airport to increase…

NCR installs airport kiosks in Latin America

March 11, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Self-service check-in kiosks from NCR Corp. have been added to 13 airports throughout Latin America. The units will serve those customers…

Skybus to move check-in kiosks

March 5, 2008

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch: Columbus-based Skybus announced that its self-service kiosks at Port Columbus are set to be moved further from its ticket…

British airline to charge those who don't use kiosk

March 5, 2008

Isle of Man Newspapers: FlyBe has announced it may charge passengers in the future for using its check-in desks at Ronaldsway Airport. The airline plans to…

D2 introduces healthcare check-in and wayfinding kiosk

March 4, 2008

MEQUON, Wis. — D2 Sales, LLC has introduced its newest kiosk, the My Patient Passport Express. The kiosk has been custom designed for the health care industry…

New self-service options for air travelers in the works

February 26, 2008

Xpress: A new international project plans to change the way passengers travel. The International Air Transport Association is planning a FastTravel project…

Dublin airport seeks hike in check-in kiosk charges

February 21, 2008

The (Dublin, Ireland) Independent: The Dublin Airport Authority has taken the first steps to introduce new charges for check-in kiosks. The move, coupled with…

New London airport terminal packed with kiosks

February 12, 2008

MSNBC: It is cavernous enough to hold 50 soccer fields, it cost $8.6 billion to build and it is designed to handle 30 million people a year. It is the nearly…

Airport check-in kiosks may expose personal info

January 31, 2008

WHDH-TV7 (Boston, Mass.): Long lines, delays, your trip to the airport can be filled with a lot of waiting. Check-in kiosks are there to help speed up the…

Hotel kiosks do the right things

Getting the most of a hotel check-in kiosk deployment.

NCR celebrates 10 years in self-checkout

January 14, 2008

Grocery Retail Online: For shoppers in thousands of stores worldwide, the ability to scan, bag and pay for items has become synonymous with NCR's FastLane …

Aloha Airlines adds IBM self-service solutions

December 12, 2007

CNN Money: Aloha Airlines has chosen IBM to expand its customer-service offerings. IBM's self-service systems give travelers more options for using the Web as…

A third of Icelandair passengers use self-service to check in

December 9, 2007

Easier Travel: The use of the Icelandair self-service kiosks in Keflavik, Iceland, has rapidly increased. A third of passengers use one of the 18 self-service…

United Airlines glitch shuts down check-in kiosks

December 2, 2007

Chicago Tribune: The computers handling United Airlines check-ins and reservations crashed companywide for several hours Friday, causing long lines at…

Engineering firm says kiosks key to airport design

November 27, 2007

Aviation Week: Hot trends in airport design include an increase in self-service kiosks, more concessions to deal with longer dwell times, and better uses of…