British holidaymakers travelling to
Europe and the
USA could soon find it easier to obtain foreign currency following a Post Office trial of euro and dollar cash machines.
The organisation is testing the machines at 13 branches and could ...
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Foreign currency cash machines trialled in UK
Posted by Carrie at 11:39, 16 June 2008
Travellers passing through
Southampton Airport can now take advantage of brand new facilities to speed up the check-in process.
The airport has spent more than £3 million on new check-in desks and self-service kiosks, with two of these kiosks located ...
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New check-in facilities for Southampton Airport
Posted by Merv at 12:59, 13 June 2008
The use of
mobile ticketing for flights could grow significantly over the next three years, a new report has suggested.
More than 1.8 billion mobile tickets for the global transport industry look set to be issued by 2011, according to ...
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Mobile ticket usage tipped to grow
Posted by Carrie at 14:09, 11 June 2008
An increasing number of airlines look set to invest in inflight broadband services for passengers in the next five years, according to a new report.
While the aviation sector is struggling to cope with the cost of fuel, a number of ...
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Inflight broadband predicted to boom
Posted by Merv at 15:51, 9 June 2008
Holidaymakers could soon find themselves unlocking their
hotel rooms with just their mobile phones, according to one expert.
Gard Gabrielsen told BBC News's Click programme that near field communications (NFC) could eventually evolve to enable hotel guests to bypass reception ...
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Mobile phones 'to double as hotel room keys'
Posted by Andrea at 14:40, 4 June 2008
Full electronic e-ticketing for flights around the world has
come into force.
As of June 1st, airlines will no longer primarily issue paper tickets as part of an initiative by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to roll out ...
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Paper tickets officially banished
Posted by Penny at 10:05, 2 June 2008
Almost half of those taking business class flights want to be able to access Wi-Fi internet while in the air.
This is according to a new survey from Barclaycard Business, which also discovered that two-thirds of 18 to 30-year-olds want
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Flyers clamour for inflight Wi-Fi
Posted by Carrie at 15:03, 30 May 2008
Holidaymakers heading to
Heathrow Airport on the Heathrow Express rail service will be able to take advantage of a new
e-ticketing facility from this weekend.
From May 31st, travellers can opt to print their tickets at home or have ...
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Heathrow Express gets e-ticketing
Posted by Paul at 15:20, 29 May 2008
Passengers only want to be able to use
mobile phones onboard flights if they are restricted to silent features, new research has suggested.
A survey of US consumers by Harris Interactive for Yahoo! shows that almost three-quarters of respondents believe ...
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Flyers say no to noisy inflight mobile use
Posted by Merv at 13:32, 22 May 2008