British Airways ditches check-in desks

March 20, 2006

Times Online: Beginning April 25, passengers traveling on flights within the United Kingdom will only be able to check in using a self-service kiosk or via the…

Alamo Rent A Car launches car rental kiosk

March 5, 2006

TULSA, Okla. - Alamo Rent A Car announced its new touchscreen car rental kiosk at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The new system reduces the…

More banned-item kiosks appear at airports

February 28, 2006

Chicago Tribune: CheckPoint Mailers is increasing the presence of its airport kiosks that allow patrons to mail home items that they would not be allowed to…

Hotel kiosks make skies friendlier

February 28, 2006

USA Today: Hilton Chicago O'Hare recently began offering a service that allows its guests to check in for their flights using kiosks in the hotel lobby. The…

Island Air deploys Kinetics self-service solution

February 27, 2006

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Island Air, Hawaii's leading regional airline carrier, has launched a Web check-in solution and self-check-in kiosks from Kinetics, a…

Island Air deploys Kinetics Self-Service Solutions

February 23, 2006

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Island Air, Hawaii's leading regional airline carrier, has launched a Web check-in solution and self-check-in kiosks from Kinetics, a…

Guest services enhanced by kiosk technology

February 22, 2006

ExpressHospitality.com: Hospitality technology combined with marketing strategy has evolved to provide for an enhanced guest service experience through such…

Continental speeds self-service check-in

February 22, 2006

Vnunet.com: Continental Airlines has accelerated its deployment of passenger ticketing kiosks at airports using application acceleration technology from Expand…

MAHB implements self-service check in at KLIA

February 22, 2006

Bernama.com: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd expects to implement the common use self-service (CUSS) kiosk at the KL International Airport by mid-year. The…

CBS adds 75 new kiosks to MGM Grand's Television City

February 19, 2006

LAS VEGAS - CBS has added 75 new countertop kiosks designed and manufactured by SeePoint Technology to Television City, its television research center and…

Airline services evolves into do-it-yourself

February 19, 2006

USA Today: As airlines have slashed the number of workers to cut costs, they've increasingly substituted automated services for jobs humans once did. Travelers…

Checking into the hotels of the future

February 15, 2006

CNN/Money: After years of false starts, the self-check-in concept is finally gaining momentum, said Richard Penner, a professor at Cornell University's School…

Embassy Suites moves to self-service check-in

February 13, 2006

USA Today: This round-up of hotel re-design trends includes a look at Embassy Suites, which is eliminating its front desks, replacing them with self-service…

Wireless Logix announces integration with MyFax

February 13, 2006

OTTAWA - Wireless Logix Group and Protus IP Solutions announced in a news release the integration of MyFax into the BizCenter Logix business center solution…

Can RFID put an end to lost luggage?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

McCarran Airport has done away with barcodes in its baggage check department, opting instead for RFID tags. It's an experiment that has paid off with greater…

Pittsburgh airport to install universal check-in kiosks

February 12, 2006

USA Today: Pittsburgh International Airport will install its first one-size-fits-all kiosks this summer, allowing passengers from any airline to bypass ticket…

McDonald's puts media-burning kiosk program on the back burner

While the fast-food giant enjoys success with its DVD-rental kiosk, its Blaze Net program hasn't fared as well. What happened to this futuristic vision of the…

NEXTEP Systems unveils online ordering option

January 24, 2006

TROY, Mich. - NEXTEP Systems announced in a news release a new online ordering solution for restaurants, tightly integrated with its popular self-order kiosk…

Southwest debuts wireless check-in

January 23, 2006

Dallas Business Journal: Southwest Airlines Co. has introduced wireless flight check-in. Customers with a wireless mobile device that has Internet capabilities…

The 2005 Kiosk Awards: Entries for General and Best New Kiosk Application

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Find out who has entered what into the Best New Kiosk Application and the General categories of the 2005 Kiosk Awards.