Transportation News & Media
Northwest says five of six Detroit travelers check selves in
December 21, 2005
USA Today: About five of six Northwest Airlines customers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport bypass the lines at the ticket counters by checking in for their…
read nowParking kiosks add features
December 20, 2005
ePaynews: Automated parking meters that support multiple payment options and use sensors, photography and wireless technology for self-enforcement are to reach…
read nowBoston transit kiosk system on track
December 19, 2005
CBS 4 Boston: The Boston Transit Authority is moving forward with its automated fare collection system and it should be running systemwide by the end of next…
read nowSelf-Service 2006: A look ahead
December 19, 2005
Experts and insiders predict the year ahead for the industry.
read nowHave it your way: Kiosks about to make impact in QSRs
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Pro-Tech's deal to become the kiosk provider for all 24,000 restaurants in the Subway chain is big news for the supplier - and perhaps even bigger news for…
read nowHotels slowly checking out kiosks
December 18, 2005
Charlotte (N.C.) Observer: As they're becoming widespread at airports, self-service computer kiosks are now moving into new territory: hotel lobbies. Some of…
read nowRochester adds trip-planning kiosk
December 14, 2005
10NBC: The Rochester (N.Y.) Genesee Regional Transportation Authority unveiled its new trip-planning kiosk at the Rochester Downtown Development Corp.'s office…
read nowPizzeria Uno adds nutritional-info computers
December 11, 2005
Chicago Tribune: As part of its makeover to appeal to more health-conscious diners, Pizzeria Uno restaurants are beginning to add storefront computers offering…
read nowMcDonald's halts kiosk test
December 8, 2005
Nation's Restaurant News: McDonald's Corp. has halted a test of in-store kiosks where customers can burn music onto CDs, print out photos from digital cameras…
read nowHilton Hawaiian Village adds kiosks
December 7, 2005
Pacific Business News: Hilton Hawaiian Village, owned and operated by the parent chain and the largest Hilton campus in the world, has decided its experiment…
read nowCASE STUDY: Virtual vacation
December 5, 2005
British vacation company Thompson Holidays wanted something that would help it compete with Internet travel sites; thus was born the idea of virtual, "try…
read nowParking kiosks spur need for re-training
December 4, 2005
MSNBC: Parking kiosks aren't reducing staff, but they are requiring some re-training. Workers who were skilled at fixing and maintaining coin-operated meters…
read nowFrance gets RFID bike rental kiosks
November 28, 2005
EE Times UK: JCDecaux announced it will add 100 Cyclocity self-checkout kiosks for the city of Lyon, France, and the surrounding suburbs where cyclists can…
read nowPhiladelphia launches tourism kiosks
November 21, 2005
Philadelphia Inquirer: The Independence Visitor Center and 10 other organizations have collaborated on a computerized touchscreen kiosk program to give…
read nowSelf-service can ease the pain of long travel delays this Thanksgiving
November 21, 2005
Newsday: It's the heaviest travel week of the year in the United States, and some experts say delays and wait times could be worse this year than ever. This…
read nowMcDonald's launches DVD sales through Redbox kiosks
November 21, 2005
Video Business: After a successful test, McDonald's is entering the DVD sales business with the Nov. 29 release of "Millions of Cardinals Memories: Busch…
read nowDoes CUSS keep it simple?
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The International Air Transport Association's CUSS standard aims to minimize the number of kiosks in airports while maximizing the work they can do. It also…
read now7-Eleven signs with NCR to expand financial services
November 17, 2005
DAYTON, Ohio - According to a news release, 7-Eleven Inc. has signed a five-year agreement with NCR Corp. to more than double its advanced-function financial…
read nowChina Southern Airlines launches new self-service check-in
November 15, 2005
AsiaTravelTips.com: China Southern Airlines has launched a new automatic check-in boarding system at the new Baiyun International Airport. Currently the…
read nowNew York tests kiosks for commuter info
November 13, 2005
New York Post: The state is testing a series of computerized information kiosks in Brooklyn that update commuters on everything from mass transit to…
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