Tag: travel industry

Delta Air Lines to adopt augmented reality to help make travel more stress-free

Stephen Vagus
Delta Airlines Augmented Reality

Airlines are growing more accustomed to the needs of mobile consumers. With smart phones and other mobile devices becoming a more fundamental part of society, companies have had to take steps to ensure that their services were up to task. Airline passengers have enjoyed the ability to check in to flights and download boarding passes for some time, but consumers are asking for more services as mobile technology becomes more advanced. According to a recent Airline IT Trends survey, more major airlines are investing more in improving their wireless functionality.…

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2D codes used to help travelers navigate

John Montgallo

The city of Port Townsend, Washington, has announced that it will be using QR codes and Microsoft Tags to their maps of the city. Town Graphics, a company that specializes in creating interactive maps, will be providing hand-drawn pictorial maps of the Olympic Peninsula Victorian town. The company has provided two mock-ups that provide proof of concept of the endeavor. The codes on the mock-up maps link to sponsors videos on YouTube. The company is making use of the versatility of the codes, taking advantage of the fact that the…

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