Some Lufthansa fliers can self-board

February 17, 2008

USA Today: All gates at Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub are now equipped for self-boarding. A scanner reads the bar code on the pass and lets passengers walk…

Kiosk Europe on target with major new exhibitors

February 17, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 and DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008 have announced a large list of new exhibitors for both shows, including Epson…

Sports Museum of America to introduce interactive kiosks

February 14, 2008

NEW YORK — The Sports Museum of America has announced that Cisco has been selected as the exclusive technology solutions provider for a unique sports…

Borders new concept store to include kiosks

February 13, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After more than 18 months of development and testing, Borders will unveil the first of its new concept stores when grand opening…

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…

Self-service check-in flies to Moscow airports

February 10, 2008

Russia-InfoCentre: Self-service check-in kiosks are expected to appear in all Moscow airports this year, according to a new report. With the help of the new…

uWink, Volanté Systems team to provide self-order solution

February 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc., an entertainment and hospitality software company, and Volanté Systems, a hospitality technology provider, have announced that they…

Mumbai fliers can check in from city hotels

February 7, 2008

The Times of India: Mumbai airport's international terminal will hopefully see less of those long check-in queues this summer. About 20 self-service check-in…

Alamo Rent A Car kiosks in line for one million rentals

February 5, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — Alamo Rent A Car is nearing a remarkable milestone: its one millionth kiosk rental. Alamo is hundreds of thousands of kiosk rentals ahead of…

Montego Bay airport to receive Caribbean's first CUSS kiosks

February 5, 2008

Helicopter Association International: ARINC Inc. has announced a new technology agreement with the Montego Bay, Jamaica, airport to deliver passenger…

Swedish airline offers fingerprint check-in

February 4, 2008

Business Week: No ID? No problem. In Sweden, all the identification you need to board an airplane is now at your fingertips. Scandinavian Airlines Sweden now…

Kiosks to help renters find and lease apartments

January 31, 2008

TEMPE, Ariz. — The days of filling out paper rental applications and visiting countless apartments to find an acceptable floor plan are nearing an end.

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…

Denver airport adds self-service business centers

January 31, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Denver International Airport is expanding services designed specifically for business travelers. ZOOX Stations Inc. and RMES…

Hotel kiosks do the right things

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

Rosemont Convention Center adds tourist-info kiosk

January 16, 2008

ROSEMONT, Ill. — One of the largest exhibit halls in the nation, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, has gone digital with visitor information. In the main…

NCR intros contactless, mobile payment solutions for retail, hospitality

January 3, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…

OPINION: Self-service to expand at airports in ‘08

January 2, 2008

The Globe and Mail: The trend toward self-service kiosks at airports will accelerate this year. That's good news for tech-savvy travellers who prefer punching…

Air Canada adds self-tagging to kiosks

December 26, 2007

The Globe and Mail: Air Canada persuaded you to check yourself in and print your own boarding pass. Now Canada's largest airline wants you to take care of…

Man pleads guilty to hacking hotel kiosks

December 18, 2007

LawFuel.com: Hario Tandiwidjojo, 28, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his hacking into business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card…