Device notifies flyers of their luggage location Lost luggage can be a nightmare for travelers, and we’ve already seen the hop! suitcase try to tackle the problem by automatically following its owner. Now we’ve come across TrakDot, which is a small signal transmitting device that tracks the location of its user’s luggage. READ MORE…
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Device notifies flyers of their luggage location

Lost luggage can be a nightmare for travelers, and we’ve already seen the hop! suitcase try to tackle the problem by automatically following its owner. Now we’ve come across TrakDot, which is a small signal transmitting device that tracks the location of its user’s luggage. READ MORE…

Mobile app uses social media to help travelers enjoy the airport For those who travel by plane regularly for work, the airport can seem like a home-from-home. It makes sense then to encourage social connections in these areas and we’ve already seen airlines allowing passengers to choose seats based on social media profiles. Now there’s AirportChatter, a mobile app that brings business profiles, reviews and networking opportunities to the airport itself. READ MORE…
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Mobile app uses social media to help travelers enjoy the airport

For those who travel by plane regularly for work, the airport can seem like a home-from-home. It makes sense then to encourage social connections in these areas and we’ve already seen airlines allowing passengers to choose seats based on social media profiles. Now there’s AirportChatter, a mobile app that brings business profiles, reviews and networking opportunities to the airport itself. READ MORE…

Virgin America offers voter registration at 35,000 feet If airline passengers can get immigration checks out of the way while still en route, then surely there’s a world of other mundane yet necessary tasks that could be taken care of in-flight as well. Take registering to vote, for example. Thanks to a new effort by Virgin America, that’s another chore that can now be handled at 35,000 feet. READ MORE…
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Virgin America offers voter registration at 35,000 feet

If airline passengers can get immigration checks out of the way while still en route, then surely there’s a world of other mundane yet necessary tasks that could be taken care of in-flight as well. Take registering to vote, for example. Thanks to a new effort by Virgin America, that’s another chore that can now be handled at 35,000 feet. READ MORE…

Zürich Airport launches high-tech interactive information center There will be few travelers around the world who are unfamiliar with the experience of waiting at airports, and we’ve already seen efforts designed to ease this pain with specially designed experiential spaces. Now hoping to keep their travelers entertained while they wait for their flights, Zürich Airport has recently launched an interactive information centre at its Dock B. READ MORE…
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Zürich Airport launches high-tech interactive information center

There will be few travelers around the world who are unfamiliar with the experience of waiting at airports, and we’ve already seen efforts designed to ease this pain with specially designed experiential spaces. Now hoping to keep their travelers entertained while they wait for their flights, Zürich Airport has recently launched an interactive information centre at its Dock B. READ MORE…

Services matches parents traveling with young kids and babysitters on the same flight Traveling with young kids is a perennial challenge for parents around the globe, and it’s already inspired innovations such as the TrayKit backpack we covered back in 2010. Now offering another approach altogether, Nanny in the Clouds is a Californian service that matches parents traveling with young kids and registered babysitters already booked on the same flight. READ MORE…
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Services matches parents traveling with young kids and babysitters on the same flight

Traveling with young kids is a perennial challenge for parents around the globe, and it’s already inspired innovations such as the TrayKit backpack we covered back in 2010. Now offering another approach altogether, Nanny in the Clouds is a Californian service that matches parents traveling with young kids and registered babysitters already booked on the same flight. READ MORE…

In San Francisco, the world’s first airport yoga room There seems to be no limit to airports’ creativity in their quest to be more than just a point of departure or landing in travelers’ lives, and we’ve already seen novel approaches including on-site dance classes and live-in storytellers, to name just two. The latest spotting? San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which last month opened a yoga room in its recently refurbished Terminal 2. READ MORE…
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In San Francisco, the world’s first airport yoga room

There seems to be no limit to airports’ creativity in their quest to be more than just a point of departure or landing in travelers’ lives, and we’ve already seen novel approaches including on-site dance classes and live-in storytellers, to name just two. The latest spotting? San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which last month opened a yoga room in its recently refurbished Terminal 2. READ MORE…

Malaysia introduces world’s first on-board biometric immigration checks Travelers around the world are familiar with the delays caused by airport immigration checks, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) is no exception, with wait times of over 45 minutes long during peak periods. Hoping to ease this problem, the terminal has introduced a pilot scheme to carry out biometric immigration checks while passengers are still on-board the plane. READ MORE…
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Malaysia introduces world’s first on-board biometric immigration checks

Travelers around the world are familiar with the delays caused by airport immigration checks, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) is no exception, with wait times of over 45 minutes long during peak periods. Hoping to ease this problem, the terminal has introduced a pilot scheme to carry out biometric immigration checks while passengers are still on-board the plane. READ MORE…

At Singapore airport, students run fashion store as a ‘learning studio’ A live-in story teller and an indoor park are just two of the ideas we’ve recently seen launched by international airports. Now Singapore’s Changi airport, in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, has opened a retail store called SPELL, which is run by students to serve as an “off-campus real-word learning studio”. READ MORE…
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At Singapore airport, students run fashion store as a ‘learning studio’

A live-in story teller and an indoor park are just two of the ideas we’ve recently seen launched by international airports. Now Singapore’s Changi airport, in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, has opened a retail store called SPELL, which is run by students to serve as an “off-campus real-word learning studio”. READ MORE…

Pay-what-you-want service compensates wronged airline passengers It’s been a few years since we’ve covered a company that helps airline passengers get compensation for delayed, canceled and overbooked flights, but recently we came across another interesting example. Much like EUclaim and Miss Refund, Dutch Green Claim helps mediate between passengers and airlines in such cases. However, in a particularly interesting twist, Green Claim lets clients decide what to pay for its service. READ MORE…
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Pay-what-you-want service compensates wronged airline passengers

It’s been a few years since we’ve covered a company that helps airline passengers get compensation for delayed, canceled and overbooked flights, but recently we came across another interesting example. Much like EUclaim and Miss Refund, Dutch Green Claim helps mediate between passengers and airlines in such cases. However, in a particularly interesting twist, Green Claim lets clients decide what to pay for its service. READ MORE…

‘Sleepbox’ helps travelers catch 40 winks We’re seeing more and more offerings designed to let the weary recharge in public spaces, a service particularly appreciated by those craving a rest while traveling through international airports. Much the way Nemorelax pods let travelers catch a few winks between flights, so the Russian-made Sleepbox offers something similar. READ MORE…
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‘Sleepbox’ helps travelers catch 40 winks

We’re seeing more and more offerings designed to let the weary recharge in public spaces, a service particularly appreciated by those craving a rest while traveling through international airports. Much the way Nemorelax pods let travelers catch a few winks between flights, so the Russian-made Sleepbox offers something similar. READ MORE…