Automated kiosks on way for ferry tolls

October 16, 2007

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Automated drive-thru toll booths should be operating at all the ferry terminals by the end of the year, speeding up ticketing…

American Airlines adds new check-in, baggage kiosks in Miami

October 15, 2007

MIAMI — American Airlines has announced that it continues to see unprecedented growth at Miami International Airport. To accommodate the growing traffic at…

Technology for paperless boarding passes adopted

October 11, 2007

The San Francisco Chronicle: In recent years, the airline boarding pass has gone from a bulky packet of paper you received in the mail to an e-mail that you…

More airports adopt CUSS kiosks

October 10, 2007

USA Today: In a move that could save air travelers time, more U.S. airports are installing common-use kiosks that enable self check-in for multiple airlines.

Chrysler Canada and Wireless Ronin partner for digital signage and kiosk program

October 8, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS – Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a Minneapolis-based digital signage technology and software provider, has announced that Chrysler Canada is…

Qantas staff faces pay cuts because of self-service

October 2, 2007

The Australian: A major airline union will launch a global campaign on YouTube aimed at enlisting customer support against Qantas moves to slash the base pay…

IBM lands Jetstar check-in kiosk deal

October 1, 2007

The Australian: Jetstar Airways has signed a $3 million agreement with IBM Corp. to establish and support the carrier's domestic Web check-in and kiosk…

GE Homeland Protection develops air passenger ID kiosk

October 1, 2007

CNNMoney.com: GE Homeland Protection Inc. has begun a development program designed to create an automated air passenger identification system potentially more…

SuperShuttle places kiosk at BWI airport, more to come

September 20, 2007

PHOENIX — SuperShuttle has introduced a kiosk for its shared-ride ground transportation at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Passengers using…

Borders merged-channel kiosk plan is slow coming

September 19, 2007

eWeek.com: With Borders just seven months away from having to fly on its own without Amazon.com, the nation's second-largest bookseller has quietly launched…

Kiosk use expanded to calm flier rage

September 18, 2007

MercuryNews.com: As air travelers grow increasingly frustrated with perceived poor service from carriers, executives with those companies are turning to…

Mail kiosk for air passengers with prohibited items in works

September 16, 2007

Chicago Tribune: The Transportation Security Administration is working with six airports to provide another option for harried travelers with prohibited…

Airports use kiosks to power up gadget-laden travelers

September 16, 2007

The Associated Press: It's a discouraging sight for busy travelers: throngs of people huddled around a lone power outlet at an airport gate, all of them…

Are self-service airports in our future?

September 13, 2007

Smarter Travel: As the automatic doors part, you step into your familiar old airport. Except it's not familiar at all. Gone are the ticket clerks, baggage…

Virtual visitor info kiosks placed in southern Calif.

September 13, 2007

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Kern County, California has announced the installation of outdoor touch-screen interactive visitor information kiosks at the Flying J…

Fort Wayne tourism agency deploys kiosk

September 11, 2007

WARSAW, Ind. — The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with Video and Sound Productions to launch interactive kiosks that…

Paris self-service bike service sought by Chicago

September 11, 2007

PARIS — The United States' third-largest city, Chicago, may soon adopt a rent-a-bike scheme similar to the one launched this summer in Paris, Chicago Mayor…

Air France eyes use of biometrics to board passengers

September 10, 2007

Air Transport World: Air France will pilot a program by year end that uses biometric information encrypted on a small card to enable a passenger to obtain…

Do kiosks have a future in airline check-in?

Mutiple check-in forms will drive airport self-service in the future.

MEI cash acceptor integrated into DFW Airport kiosks

September 10, 2007

MEI announced today that the newly deployed power supply kiosk stations at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) utilize MEI Series 2000 cash…