Aviation center adds self-service ticketing

June 15, 2006

EVERETT, Wash. - Visitors to the new Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour are on the cutting edge. Not only do they get to see the latest…

Travelers embrace boarding-pass kiosks in hotels

June 13, 2006

The Washington Times: Do-it-yourselfers have one more place where they can take care of business while avoiding human contact: the hotel. The Hilton Washington…

Retail Systems exhibitors feel the need for speed

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Line-busting queues up as a self-service mainstay, with several suppliers meeting the demand to move the masses.

Airline tickets soon to be a thing of the past

June 6, 2006

CNN: Old-fashioned airline tickets will be relegated to the history books next year if an industry lobby group gets its way. Almost 48 percent of tickets…

Self-service security program aims to shorten wait time at airport

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An "express lane" approach to airline security has a number of benefits - and some stern critics.

MOD announces media kiosk, despite recent setback

June 1, 2006

The Seattle Times: Seattle-based MOD is announcing its CD-burning kiosk for retailers, with Starbucks as its first customer, just days after Starbucks…

Standards take center stage at NACStech 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The annual technology summit of the National Association of Convenience Stores was host to the gamut of devices that power c-stores - and the standard that…

Restaurants moving slow toward self-service ordering

May 31, 2006

Chicago Tribune: Shoppers can buy gas, check in for a flight or scan their own groceries without the help of a clerk, but the self-serve kiosks revolutionizing…

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Florida kiosks will track movement of buses

May 29, 2006

Bradenton Herald: Buses in Florida's Manatee and Sarasota counties will one day soon be fitted with satellite technology that will allow riders to monitor the…

Funeral homes adopting video-tribute kiosks

May 29, 2006

Kansas City Star: Video memorials, once the province of the very wealthy, are becoming more affordable as video cameras become more common in homes. Funeral…

CASE STUDY: SITA on passenger empowerment

May 24, 2006

In an industry that is shifting from a transportation-centric to a traveler-centric model, airports and airlines have much to gain from implementing business…

VIDEO: McCarran Airport, Southwest allow baggage to be checked at hotel

May 24, 2006

CNN: Travelers flying Southwest Airlines out of Las Vegas can take advantage of McCarran Airport's new SpeedCheck Advance program, which allows fliers to check…

Giant interactive display installed at O'Hare

May 24, 2006

Media Life: Accenture has just erected a giant interactive display at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The Accenture Interactive Network debuted with a…

Starbucks cuts Hear Music kiosk program

May 24, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. has quietly pulled CD-burning kiosks out of most of its Austin, Texas, and Seattle stores. It started with 45 in…

Concordia Coffee offers self-service espresso bars

May 24, 2006

ePaynews: U.S.-based drinks firm Concordia Coffee is the latest to use kiosks as a sales channel in launching its unattended espresso bar for installation at…

NCD calls for tougher accessibility standards on airport kiosks

The National Council on Disability has released a position paper, "Access to Airline Self-Service Kiosk Systems," that calls on the U.S. Department of…

Digital Retailing Expo: SMART, Carnival win digital retailer award

May 18, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta - SMART Technologies Inc. announced that SMART and Carnival Cruise Lines have won the 2006 Digital Retailer of the Year Award for…

McDonald's Portugal launches m-coupon campaign

May 18, 2006

The Wise Marketer: McDonald's Portugal is expected to launch a mobile couponing program that offers consumers discounts via their mobile phones that are…

Subway tests drive-thru kiosk

May 17, 2006

ePaynews: Sandwich chain Subway is testing a payment card-enabled food-ordering kiosk at a drive-thru in northern Ohio, in what is said to be the second…