Destination Wi-Fi, by Rail, Bus or Boat

The New York Times: In the United States, nearly six million people commute daily by public transportation, according to the Department of Transportation. Few operators offer wireless Internet access in their stations and terminals - much less on board -...

In Pacific, a Red Carpet for China's Rich Tourists

The New York Times: Within a few years, their number in Guam could match the number of Japanese tourists, Governor Camacho announced before setting off from this capital city. That would be a huge change; last year almost three-quarters of...

Robotic Traffic Cones To Hit Our Highways

New Scientist: Herds of robotic traffic cones could soon be swarming onto a highway, closing down lanes and slowing the traffic. The new road markers have been developed by Shane Farritor, a roboticist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in a...

Stricter Rules on Foreign Visitors

San Jose Mercury News: The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it planned to require travelers from 27 industrialized nations -- including longtime allies like Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia -- to be photographed and electronically fingerprinted...

Frequent Flyer Programs Now More Enticing

IndyStar.com Gary Steiger, an avid traveler and admitted cheapskate, has been scanning come-ons for free airline travel for a long time, and he can't believe his eyes. Free air miles for opening a bank or brokerage account. Earn 10,000 miles...

Hotels Attempt to Plug $1 Billion Leak

Canada.com: After haphazardly building an Internet sales pipeline, the lodging industry sprang a $1-billion US leak - and major hotel chains are now aggressively working to plug the hole. ...The hotel chains' current revenue leakage, as the industry refers to...

115 U.S. Airports & 14 Seaports To Track Foreign Visitors

FoxReno.com: San Francisco and Oakland international airports will be among 115 airports and 14 seaports implementing a new system that is designed to confirm the identity of arriving foreign visitors, and to better track their whereabouts while they are in...

Travel-Related Services on the Internet is Booking Investors Interest

TheAxcess.net: San Francisco CA - According to the latest Nielson NetRatings 60 percent of adults have shopped for travel-related services on the Internet within the last six months. On Wall Street, investors seem to go for travel-related Internet stocks as...

San Francisco Bay Transport Goes Contactless

USING RFID: The entire San Francisco Bay transport network is to be equipped with RFID contactless cards supplied by the French smart card firm, ASK. The contract awarded by the transport network calls for 400,000 dual interface cards. Inhabitants of...

BSP ONElink Launches First Internet-Based Travel Distribution & Settlement Service in India

BusinessWire: SAN FRANCISCO--Dec. 10, 2003--BSP ONElink, Inc. (OTCBB:BSPO), the world's first internet-based integrated distribution and settlement service for the global travel industry, is accelerating its business plan with a planned launch into India next year. The company has named The...

Virgin Atlantic wins approval to fly 'kangaroo route'

ABC: MARK COLVIN: The stranglehold that Qantas enjoys on the so called 'Kangaroo route' between Australia and London faces a new challenge tonight, after Sir Richard Branson's international airline, Virgin Atlantic, won approval to fly into Sydney. An agreement between...

Car Sharing Spurring Fundamental Travel Changes

UC Berkeley News: San Francisco Bay Area's City CarShare, a non-profit car sharing organization, is showing measurable impacts in reducing vehicular travel, individual transportation costs, private car ownership and environmental hazards, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, report....

New Developments In Local Search

Search Engine Watch: When I need a local product or service, I get low-tech but efficient. I pull the yellow pages off my bookshelf. Within a few minutes, I've found companies that can meet my needs. Surely web-wide search engines...

'New Luxury' Players Soar in First Half of 2003, Despite Sluggish Economy

PR Newswire: As the overall U.S. economy grew modestly during the first half of 2003, "New Luxury" players, whose high-quality products are targeted to middle-market consumers but cost more than traditional items, scored big gains. According to new research...