Sunday, October 7, 2012

No passport? No problem. How smartphones are revolutionizing travel

by Natasha Stokes

It?s the traveler?s nightmare -- you left your passport at home, you?ve got no boarding pass, your flight?s delayed, the gate keeps changing and, worse, you haven?t got enough leftover shekels to buy a drink at the bar.

No problem. Just pull out your phone.

Apple?s Passbook app, recently launched with the iPhone 5, is the first step in what will eventually become an entirely paper- and cash-less airport experience.

Most recently, Airbnb, Eventbrite and McDonald's jumped aboard the Passbook digi-train.

From how we check-in to what we buy in transit to where we go after we land, smartphones are making travel easier, faster and safer.

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Source: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/C4P-xAbWxe8/smartphones-revolutionizing-travel-196866

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