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Gartner: Business travellers snubbing Wi-Fi
Talkback I'm amazed that more business travellers aren't using WiFi. Cost varies wildly, but even at the high end seems negligible compared to the old days of dial-up over copper, watching a hotel phone bill stack up while your email crawled in.
[September 8, 2005, 17:06]
Web site lets tube travellers blow off steam
News Frustrated tube travellers need suffer in silence no more thanks to an appropriately titled Web site called TubeHell. On the new site, dedicated to the torment of using London's underground rail service, commuters can rant and rave to their heart's...
[December 10, 1999, 10:52]
Roaming rip-off puts travellers off phoning home
News The high cost of roaming is putting Europeans off using their mobiles abroad, according to research from the European Commission, which found that eight out of 10 European travellers have been deterred from phoning home due to price.
[November 8, 2006, 10:19]
Gartner: Business travellers snubbing Wi-Fi
News The analyst firm found that only one quarter of business travellers use public access wireless networks in places such as hotels, airports or aeroplanes.business travellers in the United States and the UK were interviewed for the survey.
[September 7, 2005, 15:10]
Air travellers unfazed by US lithium-battery ruling
News In addition, the US Department of Transportation (DoT) stated that travellers will not be permitted to carry more than two spare batteries that contain between nine and 24 grams of equivalent lithium content, and these components must be packed in...
[January 22, 2008, 15:07]
Gartner: Business travellers snubbing Wi-Fi
Talkback It's very simple. WiFi hotspots are WAY too expensive and people don't like to be ripped off, even when it's the companies money. When DSL costs from 15 euros a month for 8 Mbits/s, being charged 7.50 an hour in a hotspot is just rediculous.
[September 8, 2005, 14:46]
Plane tickets texted to Australian travellers
Talkback interesting, indeed. Malaysia's AirAsia has had this system for some months now and it is, indeed, proving very popular.all the more reason to train our text thumbs, eh?
[May 20, 2004, 17:52]
Plane tickets texted to Australian travellers
News Jetstar will soon be starting its JetSMS booking, an alternative direct booking scheme via mobile phone SMS. JetSMS, which is developed by Optus and Start Corporation, allows Jetstar customers connected to any mobile network within Australia to...
[May 20, 2004, 16:25]
Net gives travellers access to agents' booking system
News Independent travel specialist Seaforths Travel's Ticket Window software now incorporates access to the Galileo Computer Reservations System used by over 10,000 travel agents globally and allows users to buy tickets without telephone or e-mail...
[May 28, 1997, 14:53]
US to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a data-mining scheme for all passengers travelling to the US, including travellers from the European Union. The Automated Targeting Scheme (ATS) is a data-mining system that will let the...
[December 5, 2006, 11:45]
Truphone gives roaming phones a local number
News Mobile VoIP provider Truphone has launched a new service to help frequent international travellers bypass expensive roaming rates when using their mobile phones abroad. This service promises to let travellers use one GSM SIM card to make local...
[February 18, 2009, 14:25]
Biometric checks get air-passenger approval
News Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger-screening technology at London's Heathrow airport. Immigration minister Liam Byrne added in the report: "New technology, particularly biometrics, and new...
[June 21, 2007, 12:12]
Visitors to US must register online
News Starting on Monday 19 January, travellers to the US from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia and a host of other countries will have to register online with the US Department of Homeland Security before they can travel into the US.
[January 13, 2009, 15:11]
Airports face growing mountain of unclaimed laptops
News Business travellers are fuelling a growing mountain of lost laptops at UK airports which are increasingly being auctioned off as their owners fail to claim them. Heathrow airport, the busiest international airport in the world, serves millions of...
[September 4, 2006, 9:50]
U.S. Clamps Down On Laptop Snoops
Blog The U.S has got a new bill that guarantees travellers rights in cases of laptop seizure at its borders. This bill is a good beginning and it will be perfect when these protections are extended to all travellers, not just U.S.citizens.
[September 30, 2008, 11:46]
Startup Spotlight: Kiwis not the only fruit for youngtravellers.com
News Youth portal youngtravellers.com launched in the UK at the beginning of September as a virtual community for student travellers around the world. Despite its obvious kiwi following, youngtravellers.com hopes to shake off the stigma of being a chat...
[September 15, 2000, 16:12]
Biometrics give increased area access at Heathrow
News Biometric passenger checks have been launched at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants. Travellers waiting to board UK-bound flights will now be able to access the larger international departure lounge at...
[February 11, 2008, 11:56]
Very handy for the business traveller - but shurely shome speed mistake?
Talkback PAYG Mobile Broadband may sound bonkers to people used to all you can eat tariffs - but I reckon this could prove very popular with regular international travellers who want cheaper domestic rate data charges.
[December 17, 2008, 15:22]
Wireless Web to soar at US airports
News Global Digital Media.com is bringing the Internet to business travellers for use anywhere in the airport. It's a plan whose time is right, with a receptive target audience: business travellers willing to pay whatever it takes to get online...
[August 2, 2000, 9:45]
MSPhrase Oxford French - Spanish Latin America Phrasebank (PPC)
Downloads MSPhrase OXFORD French - Spanish Latin America - French Phasebank and WordbankA complete Oxford phrasebook with over 3,000 current "survival" expressions in French and Spanish Latin America to help travellers and make their trips more comfortable...
[January 17, 2008, 6:00]
