Articles tagged “check-in”

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IDEAS: Marina Bay Sands Introduces SmartHotel Features in Mobile App

Marina Bay Sands Hotel has launched a series of new Smart Hotel features within its mobile app. Singapore's largest hotel, which boasts over 2,200 rooms and suites, is to offer its guests a raft of new services through the app, including the opportunity to bypass the conventional check-in process at the front desk and complete…

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IDEAS: Emirates Launches World’s First Robot Check-In Assistant, Sara

Emirates has launched its City Check-in and Travel Store in Dubai's financial district, featuring Sara, a portable robotic check-in assistant designed to assist customers when booking their travels, checking-in for flights and dropping off their luggage.  Credit: Emirates Situated at ICD Brookfield Place, the remote check-in centre will enable customers to enhance their experience by…

Hotels

Hopper’s New Leave-For-Any-Reason Option and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Hopper's decision to allow customers to leave for any reason will have consequences, hotels are increasingly accommodating electric vehicles, and Denver is becoming a new tech hub.

Hopper’s New Leave-For-Any-Reason Option and Other Top Stories This Week

Airlines

How India’s SpiceJet Is Using Tech to Innovate During the Pandemic

SpiceJet has championed reforms of airport processes that have already changed how all air travelers in India fly on all airlines. In a move reported here first, the budget carrier will begin to sell some of the tech it has developed to other airlines.

How India’s SpiceJet Is Using Tech to Innovate During the Pandemic

Hotels

Check In, Check Out Anytime You’d Like at These Hotels

The latest perk hotels are offering guests: flexible check-in and checkout. Some charge a fee. But some are granting it for free. It's an interesting play to attract more loyal customers who will book directly with the hotels and not with online travel agencies.

Check In, Check Out Anytime You’d Like at These Hotels

Airlines

What It Will Take to Get Airport Curb-Side to Gate in 10 Minutes

With the advanced biometric and baggage scanning technologies available, someone should look into fully automating the security screening process. It could prove more reliable than some of today’s people-based systems. We’re thinking of you, TSA.

What It Will Take to Get Airport Curb-Side to Gate in 10 Minutes