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Advanced technologies have always been tested or applied in large airports for operational effciency and better travel experience. This is an interesting article about the latest technology that will be used in major airports. The Transportation Security Administration gave reasons that why they want to relocate backscatter advance imaging technology units to smaller airports. Firstly, it allows the use of advance imaging technology units in some smaller airports. Secondly the newly introduced millimeter wave units can work faster in saving time and perform better in protecting the privacy of travelers since it just shows the outline of the passenger's body, while not a specific one. Thirdly under the economical consideration, it is better to use one type of machine in the same airport so they don't need different training and maintenance.  So larger airports can just use the latest technology for their large amount of work while smaller airports can benefit from the one with backscatter technology because of the smaller workload. Both sides will be satisfied if this transfer can be done successfully. 

A digital solutions named Beyond Digital Solutions based in the United Kingdom provided a technology for an airport hotel to enable guests to check their flight status. The technology is being used at the Hampton by Hilton near the Luton Airport just north of London. The hotel "installed a digital screen in its reception area to provide live flight arrival and departure details." This system also allows guests of the hotel to check-in for flights and print boarding passes. The company Beyond Digital Solutions has provided other hospitality technology for the industry such as digital signing that helps to provide information for guests regarding the local area or activity schedules.  I personally believe this is a smart idea for an airport hotel. Having the ability to check a flight status before you leave the hotel can help guests decide if they need to leave or wait if their flight is delayed. When traveling abroad not all the time do I have access to an internet device or my smartphone, so I feel this would be convenient. If my flight is delayed for a longer period of time, I could have the ability to stay at the hotel longer if I did not want to wait at the airport for an extended period of time. Even when traveling in the United States not all the time do I think to check my flight status ahead of time. If I saw this screen I would have the option to check my flight status because it is right there in front of me. I hope to see a system like this added to more airport hotels in the future. I see this as a huge benefit to airport hotels. 

This article speaks about beacon technology in airports. Beacons use Bluetooth technology to prompt the display of information, such as luggage location, directly to the users phone or tablet. This investment is hoping to show less congestion for passengers in the airports. She talks about how beacons are being deployed at security and check-in areas of an airport. In conclusion, airports are willing to invest this money in order to not only satisfy their guests, but also increase revenue by attracting new and old passengers.

Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG), which operates the seventh busiest airport for international traffic and has received multiple awards for customer experience, has created a "digital factory" inside the airport to drive continued innovation. Staff use tools such as artificial intelligence, big data and analytics, the internet of things and digital marketing in tandem with design, prototyping and experimentation to create new solutions to improve both the traveler experience and the airport's operations.

The airline industry has implemented beacon technology for a more personalized and easy travel experience. The article discusses how Beacons are collecting real time information and creating a single touch point experience to get information regarding airports or flights. It goes into detail about the ability of communication with travelers while they are traveling.

Beacon-based indoor location technology is driving the future of airport consumer experiences. Mobile applications use these beacons to provide up-to-the-second information to travelers regarding everything from flight data and security checkpoint line length to taxi wait times and baggage tracking. The largest commercial value of these apps and beacons lies in the platforms' ability to integrate with third-party apps and infrastructure from airline carriers and airport retailers. While this integration could potentially drive advertisement revenue for the airports, many of the locations that have begun experimenting with these technologies report that the systems investment pays for itself in increased efficiencies in internal systems, including security checkpoints and taxi queues.

The article about "smart glass" discusses a new glass product that has Internet protocol and electrical power connections that allow the tinting to be adjusted or follow a program. Mentioned briefly in the article is another electrochromatic glass, SageGlass, produced by the French materials giant, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA. The pitch of the American company reviewed in the article, View, is that it will lower temperature control costs by 20% and that installation is also significantly less expensive than traditional glass. When installed as a test for DFW airport the restaurant in that area benefited from the more confortable atmosphere and lingering customers with an increase in alcohol sales of 80%. The intended benefit of saving on cooling cost and customer satisfaction is actually resulting in improved profits, this is the type of green technology that companies will gladly implement, because it helps their bottom line. I think this product is an all around win and improvement for airports, hotels, stadiums and any desitnation that has lots of large windows, the product is cost effective, improves customer satisfaction and increases revenue while using less energy for cooling.

Summary: It is clear that airlines and airports are responsible for plastic waste. The case is in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is one of the busiest airports in the world. The airport has planned to reduce plastic waste to a minimum in recent years. Airlines have taken part in eliminating plastic waste and cooperate with the airports. The airport itself also has done something useful like creating the airport's own recycling and composting facility and viewing plastic waste as resources. Besides, the article also mentioned that cocessionaries and consumers also have responsibility in helping reduce plastic waste in the airport. For concessionaries in Atlanta Airport, they are required to use compostable serviceware. For consumers, they are educated by the airport in reducing waste.

This article introduces a new security tech at airport checkpoint. As the article mentioned, security check can be sad and embarrassing experience when before get onto a flight. The new imaging technology uses waves instead of x-ray to detect metallic item or other potential dangerous material on passenger without showing privacy image. And less scanning time gives a faster and more comfort experience rather than traditional invasive check. The new checkpoint machine will implement in more airports in recent future.

After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 was when the TSA was created. Ever since this point in history security in airport sis a lot stricter and requires certain documentation to travel. Lines are longer, leaving travelers to arrive for their flights earlier. Overall, 9/11 heavily impacted the security world we live in today.

It is not new that the pandemic has caused a global crisis and a lot of businesses had loss. Covid-19 has forced to moved more into electronic commerce. This article is about a model that Malaysa airports has implemented to increase their sales with a mobile app. Basically the app is about shopping in the app and picking up your stuff on the shop. The app, that is currently in work to add more features, is looking to add concierge services.

The future of hospitality is approaching sooner than we thought. Biometric technology for airports is about to launch in an airport in Amsterdam eliminating passport and some other security measures. Also, hotels are looking into robots that clean room and maybe even give you a massage! 

This article discusses a new less invasive type of airport security technology employed in an airport in Montana. Rather than an x-ray machine, this new machine uses electromagnetic waves to identify and locate metallic and non metallic concealed items. The software employed by this machine does not allow the TSA agent to see an image of the person's body, but rather a generic image of a human being to locate any suspicious items. I believe this is a very interesting new type of technology that would benefit both TSA agents and travelers. It is an easy machine to use and it also makes travelers less weary about their privacy when they are going through airport security. All in all, I think this new technology will be an asset to airport security.

After September 2011 alot of changes have occured in airline and airports throughout the world. TSA has purchased, trained, and introduced innovative machinery that can easily detect authorized items inside luggages. The US governement have spend alot of money also to simply protect the nation from terrorists and any form on violence especially in the hospitality and tourism industry. Alot of th airlines have changed the way they used to operate before the attacks; for instance food is no longer served on airplanes, and more fees are charged for luggages and definitely more screening in airport terminals. The introduction of air marshalls and new machinery have definitely changed the perspective of traveling nowadays, travelers have to wait longer to be screened and to even get out of the plane after the plane have landed at its destination. On a positive note, everything that have changed is for our own safety as citizen of the US and i personally believe moew things should be implemented if it can only improve the way we are being protected.

This article is about how TSA begins to security check. The goal of TSA is to simplify security procedures to all low risk passengers, so it is likely to that TSA searches through database which is provided by government and others even before the passengers arrive at the airport. In order to do thorough security check, there should be more authority of the government. Actually TSA did not undisclose the information that are using to identify the low risk passengers. However, it can be predicted such as follows; Tax identification numbers, car registrations, employment information,past travel itineraries, property records, physical characteristics, law enforcement information and intelligence information.

In the wake of the recent fire that wreaked havoc on Chicago area airports this past weekend the FAA is planning to review its security measures. On Friday, an employee at a radar facility in Aurora Illinois set fire to a telecommunications room in an attempt to commit suicide. The fire caused thousands of departing and connecting flights bound for the Chicago area and around the country to be canceled and grounded. Not only were flights canceled on Friday but many continued to be canceled on Saturday and Sunday as well. Chicago's O'Hare Airport is the second busiest airport in the nation and an issue in security can disrupt not only the Chicago area but also flights around the country. It was noted that this incident was one of the most challenging situations air traffic controllers have had to work through since 9/11. Air travel is incredibly important to most Americans and a breach in security can be devastating. It is most important to keep travelers safety in mind especially when it comes to traveling by air. Although it is very important for travelers to make it to their final destination it is much more important that they get there safely and this is a topic the FAA is going to review as a result of this incident.

I think the question to be asked is "Can we do anything at all when a crazy person is in our midst?" If he was working at the center, he must have had some sort of vetting or clearance that he had to complete for employment. Did no other employees see any signs that he was suicidal (someone ALWAYS does)? What kind of measures were being employed to secure this clearly critical piece of infrastructure? How long did it take for anyone to respond? Clearly, lots of questions need to be posed. The effects of this one fore will ripple for months to come.

The use of robots is predicted to become more common in the airport operations environment in the near future. Several airports are already testing advanced technology to improve guest experience by providing customers with security, entertainment, information, cleanliness, and advice. During the transition period, humans will continue to play an integral role, but some functions will likely eventually become fully automated. Robots can lower operational costs and improve efficiency. Even though there are barriers to implementation, including development costs and digital adaptation, several companies are investing in airport robotics. It is expected that consumers will need to adapt to this changing environment, which is intended to improve the overall air travel experience in an increasingly demanding aviation industry.

No-one understands security like the Israelis, that's why some of the world's best new innovative airport security technologies are being developed in Israel.

Green Path Transfers are a a fairly new Eco-friendly airport transfer and ground transportation network. The goal is to offer safe and professional transportation in global markets to travelers. In addition Green Path Transfers are focusing on a low carbon movement in the future. The company has partnered with companies using low-emission vehicles and these vehicles are clearly marked in the search results of the website, in order to allow the customer a completely transparent booking and check-out process with the vehicle of their choice. Their customers consist of leisure travelers, corporate travelers and their distribution partners, such as hotels and flights.

Hotels are using new technology in order to exceed customer satisfaction by using digital signage that inform to the guest of the real departures and flights from the local airport and no local. This digital flight board is also used to inform the customers of the local or nationwide weather, hotel events, and news, just to mention some of its use. It is called FlyteBoard; also the flights information can be seen through the guest in room television and ipads all this is touch screen interaction.

This is such a waist of funds just like as everything Hilton does...Guests can access all that information from their in-room TV - that will probably be more comfortable, than to look for this TV flat-super-screen somewhere in lobby, then standing their in front of it, navigating touch screen, when 20 other people are waiting to check their flight...