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…

London's Heathrow airport helps lost passengers with Car Finder kiosk

December 16, 2007

USA Today: London Heathrow's new Terminal 5, which opens in March 2008, will feature a new car-finding technology that should help passengers who can't…

Customs rethinks self-service at New Zealand airport

December 16, 2007

Stuff.co.nz: New Zealand's customs officials has shelved plans to trial a self-service kiosk at Auckland's airport that would let frequent fliers re-enter the…

Aloha Airlines adds IBM self-service solutions

December 12, 2007

CNN Money: Aloha Airlines has chosen IBM to expand its customer-service offerings. IBM's self-service systems give travelers more options for using the Web as…

A third of Icelandair passengers use self-service to check in

December 9, 2007

Easier Travel: The use of the Icelandair self-service kiosks in Keflavik, Iceland, has rapidly increased. A third of passengers use one of the 18 self-service…

USS Arizona memorial installs digital signage, kiosk

December 9, 2007

HONOLULU — In order to accelerate and automate fund-raising efforts for the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum & Visitor Center, the Arizona Memorial Museum…

Self-service kiosks smooth out wrinkles for fliers

December 5, 2007

USA Today: For years, Jim Pancero put up with rolling bags, carts, strollers and other travelers blocking his way as he moved slowly in the lines at check-in…

Continental Airlines launches mobile phone boarding pass

December 4, 2007

USA Today: Continental Airlines passengers in Houston will be able to board flights using just cell phones or personal digital assistants, instead of printed…

Kiosk placed at Denver hotel for passengers to clear airport security

December 3, 2007

The Denver Post: Travelers looking for the fast lane at Denver International Airport can actually start at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center. The Denver Tech…

India's Northern Railways set to intro e-ticketing at ATMs

December 3, 2007

Express India: Passengers may soon get a respite from standing in long queues for railway tickets with Northern Railways planning to introduce e-ticketing…

United Airlines glitch shuts down check-in kiosks

December 2, 2007

Chicago Tribune: The computers handling United Airlines check-ins and reservations crashed companywide for several hours Friday, causing long lines at…