United Air sued by advocacy group for the blind over kiosk touch screens

November 2, 2010

United Airlines is being sued over the touch screen technology of its self-check-in kiosks by an advocacy group for the blind, according to USA TODAY.

Brazilian flyers double kiosk self-check-in

October 28, 2010

Brazilian air travelers quickly adopted self-service technology in the last year, according to the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service survey…

Flyers test self-serve bag tag in Boston

October 27, 2010

Boston's Logan Airport next month could begin testing a "tag your own bag" program where flyers use a kiosk to print their own baggage routing tags along with…

South Africa sees sharp rise in airline self check-ins

October 26, 2010

There has been an almost 100 percent rise in self-service check-in among travellers passing through OR Tambo Airport in South Africa, according to Fin24.com.

New SUKIT kiosk installed at Japan's Haneda Airport International Terminal

October 21, 2010

Tokyo-based OKI Electric Industry announced it had delivered 40 of its SUKIT automated check-in kiosks to the newly opened international terminal building at…

How NOT to launch airline check-in: Travel writer slams program

October 20, 2010

A travel writer for the U.K.'s Daily Mail says that self check-in at the airport is for travelers who are "technically savvy, can print (their) boarding card…

Oz airline restores booking, kiosk check-in services

October 5, 2010

Virgin Blue, the branch of Virgin Airlines that serves Australia, had disruptions to its booking and self-check-in kiosk operations last week, but reported its…

Flyers worldwide want expanded self-service kiosk offerings: Survey

October 5, 2010

Flyers around the world would like to see their kiosk self-service options expanded, with 70 percent saying they would like automated security checks and…

Kiosk Deployments at Truck Stops

Self-service technology helps drivers maximize efficiency.

Helsinki, St. Petersburg airports offer self check-in kiosks

More airports worldwide are installing self check-in kiosks for flyers.

Kiosks could solve parking problem

September 26, 2010

Alexandria, Va., will spend about $1.3 million to replace 1,039 coin-operated, single-space parking meters with 125 multispace meters that can accept credit…

NCR offers kiosk movie downloads at 12 airports

September 20, 2010

NCR Corp. and MOD Systems announced they are bringing digital movies to travelers with the first Download2Go digital kiosks at 20 InMotion Entertainment stores…

Bike-share with kiosks growing across country this summer

Several cities initiated rental bike programs, promoting health, a green alternative and ease of use. 

In airlines, kiosks vital to consumer's second impression: Richard Branson

September 13, 2010

The leader of Virgin Airlines and international entrepreneur Richard Branson writes in a column that second impressions are vitally important for businesses…

Corpus Christi uses kiosks as visitor centers

September 6, 2010

Self-service information kiosks are replacing traditional welcome centers as Corpus Christi's tourism ambassadors, according to the Corpus Christi Caller…

Protouch up for Retail Systems 2010 award

September 6, 2010

Protouch, a United Kingdom-based distributor and manufacturer of touch screen equipment, has been nominated for the Retail Systems Awards 2010.   The company…

Barcelona, Madrid airports implement kiosks with biometrics

August 31, 2010

Self-service kiosks with a biometric application that authenticates the traveler's identity have been installed in airports in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain…

ParTech remakes, re-brands itself with software, self-serve and proven hardware

The company best known for its durable terminals is in the midst of recreating itself as a creative and aggressive software- and services- house.

Ariane tops $5 billion in hotel transactions through self-service kiosks

August 26, 2010

Ariane Systems announced its hotel self-service guest transactions completed through its integrated check-in/out system for hotels topped the $5 billion mark…

New kiosks in the works for John Wayne Airport

August 25, 2010

Orange County, Calif., is on target to spend about $24 million to modernize its John Wayne Airport, including installing new ticket counters and swapping out…