Instead of standing in line at the check-in counter, you are greeted by a bellman who hands you your room key and shows you to your room.
FORBES: Soon the Travel Industry Will Become Your Personal Concierge
At the airport check-in counter, a clerk brightened at the sight of my American passport.
Traffic jams, inefficient taxi drivers and long lines at the check-in all stand between you and your first-class seat or business opportunities.
Jeannard, who was wearing a shirt with an Air France logo and captain's epaulets on his shoulder, had a ticket for a Florida-bound US Airways flight Wednesday and asked at the check-in counter for an upgrade, authorities said.
But they also have exclusive in-house amenities, such as a private lobby desk and concierge staff, with escorted in-room iPad registration, one of the best upgrades you can get in a city where main lobby registration, even at top hotels, often resembles the economy class check-in line at JFK. The 24-hour room service features the first-ever in-room dining menu designed by the man himself, culinary legend Nobu Matsuhisa.
FORBES: Nobu Hotel Las Vegas: Famed Chef & Robert DeNiro Cook Up Luxury Lodging
Participation in the scheme is free and enrolment only takes a few minutes at the two dedicated miSense check-in kiosks set up in the terminal for both Cathay Pacific and Emirates passengers.
Mr. Stewart is sometimes able to pack one week's worth of clothes in a handbag, avoiding the nuisance of long check-in lines at the airport.
Mr. Jobs long kept the strong personalities at Apple in check by always casting the winning vote or by having the last word.
At the Minneapolis airport check-in kiosk, I entered my Sky Miles number to bring up my reservation.
FORBES: Evidently Delta Never Got the Memo On America's Express Border Crossing Program
"Quite a number of people can't afford to get their medicines until the Social Security check comes in, so at the beginning of the month they turn up in abnormally large numbers and swamp the pharmacists, " Phillips said.
The geo-local check-in service launched at the New York Tech Meetup and then took SouthBy by storm.
Sciscione said he will return to the mall soon to check in with the managers at the clothing stores and turn in his applications.
Still, she says, the family was awe-struck when they came to check in for surgery at the completed facility last April, ahead of the official opening.
WSJ: Children's Hospitals Make Room for Mom, Dad and Diversions
Prior to Skillshare, Karnjanaprakorn led the product team at check-in service provider Hot Potato, which was acquired by Facebook to build its Places tool.
Business travellers may also check in at the classy 260-room Leela Palace New Delhi near the Presidential Palace, with its oversized 51sqm guestrooms, or the modern 507-room Hyatt Regency Delhi, one of the largest five-star hotels in town.
While it is too early to tell if they will be hits or misses, adventuresome road warriors may want to check in at the sleek Mystic Hotel near the gates to Chinatown, or the intimate Inn at the Presidio, housed in a one-time bachelor officers quarters on the western edge of the city near the Golden Gate Bridge.
On Sunday, passenger lines to the security check at one stage went all along the departure hall in Terminal 2.
But a few days later, I whizzed through the pollution check for my ancient car at the Seattle testing station in just 13 minutes.
FORBES: What Getting A Driver's License Says About The Seattle Economy
With it, customers can access hot spots at restaurants, coffee shops, hotels and at airports in order to browse the news, check weather, reply to email and stay connected.
In announcing the compromise on Wednesday, Manchin noted the proposal meant that firearms buyers at gun shows would face the same background check currently required in sales by federally licensed gun dealers.
"I leave after having paid, in 2012, 85% tax on my income, " he wrote, triggering at least one fact check in the French press.
CNN: French star Depardieu ditches France for Putin's Russia
If you're in South Africa for the World Cup, check in on Foursquare at stadiums, landmarks and viewing parties.
Today, after getting our mitts on the new Image One on-ear models at its NYC event, we were able check out the in-ears for the first time.
ENGADGET: Ears-on with Klipsch's latest intra-aural headphone lineup: Image S4 (II) series, X7i
The housing committee has set up a hot-line for protesters to register for one of about 150 spots at the churches, and the person must be on the list when they check in each evening.
By setting up the kiosks, ITC enabled farmers to check that the prices being offered at their local mandi were in line with prices elsewhere.
They also consider the tools that minority investors have at their disposal in each country to check majorities' power, such as the ease of electing directors and the proportion of votes needed to call a special shareholders meeting.
Over the weekend, there were flight delays, problems at check-in kiosks, airport lines and long wait times to reach reservations agents on the phone.
We took a look as soon as the doors opened in NYC (the display runs through today at the Penn Plaza Pavilion and other locations in Chicago and Los Angeles, check the schedule for 12 more cities on deck) and got an eye full of the same 50-inch plasma 3DTVs on sale at Best Buy stores around the country.
ENGADGET: Panasonic Touch the Future Tour lets production Full HD 3DTVs hit the public stage
Foursquare CEO and cofounder Dennis Crowley is a South By Southwest veteran, having launched his location-based check-in app at the conference in 2009.
FORBES: Foursquare's Dennis Crowley At SXSW: Location Is The Future [Video]
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman said guidelines were not followed at a hospital in Wick during a diagnostic test to check the baby's health.
应用推荐