Mcommerce, mobile wallets, Near Field Communication – buzzwords the travel industry has been throwing around with increasing enthusiasm in recent years.
Apple selects launch partner in HRS for hotel tools on Passbook app
October 10, 2012 By 10 Comments
Nice win for HRS as it announces it will be the first – and initially exclusive – provider of technology to allow iPhone users to manage their hotel reservations on the new Passbook service.
Paying with thumb prints and maybe even gestures by 2025 – consumers think it is inevitable
October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Perhaps later than some would have expected, but half of consumers reckon by 2025 they will be paying for goods and services using a thumb print.
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Will the world end (or the travel industry survive) without NFC in the new iPhone5?
September 13, 2012 By 12 Comments
Apparently so – if you believe what you hear on Twitter and some of the tech press.
Singapore may become the world’s first NFC-enabled city this month
August 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
The city-state’s main mobile network operators are rolling out NFC contact-less payment at 20,000 shops later this month. Payment for bus and train trips is being added.
Travel Tech Scan: TRX sews up Boeing’s corporate travel, HolidayCheck soars, and other news
August 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
TRX expands its hold on Boeing’s corporate travel department, Germany’s under-the-radar booking engine HolidayCheck soars, and other news stories on August 8.
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Apple iTravel comes closer as design patents are approved by officials
July 10, 2012 By 6 Comments
It’s been over 18 months since there was any official action on the Apple iTravel front – but perhaps things will stir once again after the regulators approved a number of important patents.
Seamless passage coming to Toulouse Airport via NFC trial
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Near Field Communication technology is making progress with a world airport first claimed by Toulouse-Blagnac Airport today
I have an NFC phone – why is it impossible to Tap-and-Go through the airport?
January 24, 2012 By 4 Comments
Is NFC ready for prime time? 2011 saw just four articles on Tnooz tagged with NFC (Near Field Communication), one of which was a futuristic video.
NFC check-in and boarding coming to an airport near you – soonish
January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
A smoother, less stressful airport process might be within reach thanks to technology developed by SITA Lab and Orange Business Services
