Transportation News & Media
Self-service security program aims to shorten wait time at airport
An "express lane" approach to airline security has a number of benefits - and some stern critics.
read nowMOD 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…
read nowStandards 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…
read nowRestaurants 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…
read nowSelf-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.
read nowFlorida 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…
read nowFuneral 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…
read nowCASE 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…
read nowVIDEO: 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…
read nowGiant 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…
read nowStarbucks 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…
read nowConcordia 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…
read nowNCD 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…
read nowDigital 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…
read nowMcDonald'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…
read nowSubway 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…
read nowTableside Service kiosks to debut at NRA
May 16, 2006
BALTIMORE, Md. - Chosen Media Inc. announced the creation of "Tableside Service," its food-ordering kiosk for both fast-food and full-service restaurants. With…
read nowFour keys to kiosk success
by Mike Inderrieden — Manager, Human Factors - Self Service, NCR Corporation
May 14, 2006
NCR's Mike Inderrieden explores four crucial kiosk success factors that can improve efficiencies, lower labor costs, boost customer experiences and enhance…
read nowThe future of airline check-in? disCUSS among yourselves
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Travel industry executives will converge in Las Vegas later this month to explore the pros and cons of common-use self-service, which has the potential to…
read nowDelta adds kiosks with passport readers
May 9, 2006
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines' new self-service kiosks with passport readers support Delta's international-expansion plans and provide U.S. customers on…
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