Archive for the 'Hotels and Tourism' Category

Launch of first touchscreen kiosks for tourists in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Saturday, June 4th, 2005

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park may not be the first place you would expect to find broadband technology. However, from today, thanks to a joint initiative between BT Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire and the National Park Authority, visitors to the National Park area will be able to access up-to-the-minute online information via Scotland’s […]

Launch of first touchscreen kiosks for tourists in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park may not be the first place you would expect to find broadband technology. However, from today, thanks to a joint initiative between BT Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire and the National Park Authority, visitors to the National Park area will be able to access up-to-the-minute online information via Scotland’s […]

MICROS Launches First Self-Serve OPERA Kiosk at Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

COLUMBIA, Md., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS - News), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, and InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG; [ADRs]) (London: IHG), the world’s most global hotel company, have installed the first OPERA Kiosk pilot. The full service kiosk allows guests to make specific changes to their reservations, check in or out of the hotel, as well as check in to specific airlines and print boarding passes on the spot.

Airline boarding passes from Holiday Inn kiosks

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts has recently begun testing a full-service Reception Kiosk that allows guests to check into or out of their rooms and change hotel reservations, as well as access airline systems to print boarding passes on the spot. The 90-day test is running at the Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia, […]