Articles tagged “check-ins”

Airlines

Alaska Airlines To Eliminate Airport Kiosks in $2.5 Billion Tech Upgrade

Alaska Airlines is not the biggest airline in the U.S., but it appears that it’s aiming to be one of the most modern, or at least as the customer sees it.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

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.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Hotels

What 5 Hotel Front Desk Employees Would Change About Check-In

Although CEOs might be the ones calling the shots on fees and check-in procedure, front desk employees have the most face time with guests and can quickly tell what's working and what's not.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Media and PR

Ten Most Popular U.S. Destinations for Facebook Check-Ins in 2014

Travel interest in national parks is on the rise, suggesting Facebook's check-in data is an indicator of current trends and the places that people are proudest to travel to.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Marriott’s New App Expands Mobile Check-ins

What Marriott is doing on the mobile check-in front will become industry standard over the next few years. In addition, the front desk as a required stop during the check-in process is on the way to becoming extinct.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

SkiftX

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Airlines

JetBlue Eliminates Online Check-In For Some Passengers

Kudos to JetBlue on several fronts: First, moving past the burden of online check-in would be a really nice leap forward. Second, JetBlue doesn't intend to make automatic check-in a perk for the elite, but plans on extending the service to passengers throughout the plane.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Google Glass App Identifies Hotel Guests Upon Arrival

In hospitality, the goal should be to make guests feel more welcome and their stays more personalized. We'll see whether consumers find this cool or creepy.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Accor Drops the Hotel Check-in Desk for a Mobile App

Does Accor's new streamlined check-in process in practice as advertised? We're not sure, but it potentially is a great way to personalise service and make a lasting impression with the guest.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago