biometrics
Survey: 4 out of 5 American Travelers Embrace Biometrics Use at Airport Security
U.S. Travel Association | September 6, 2024
Washington -- Following record-breaking air travel over Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Travel Association along with Ipsos released survey results underscoring traveler preference of biometric technology screening to keep air passengers safe and provide greater efficiency at airport checkpoints. “By overwhelming margins, air travelers support TSA’s use of biometric technology at airports to strengthen security and improve the travel experience,” said Geoff Freeman, U.S. Travel Association President and CEO. “Travelers embrace next-generation technology at the same time a small cadre of members of Congress seek to take air travel ba...
Siegel Sez: Biometrics
June 4, 2021
Siegel Sez June 4, 2021 Last week I went to the HFTP Club Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I had never been to this event before, but I went this year for the sole reason of the experience. For the 150 attendees and myself it was the first live event most of us had been to in 14 months. I wondered how attendees would react. How would the issue of vaccines be dealt with? Next week our own event, the Executive Vendor Summit, has 102 attendees gathering in Nashville, and it motivated me to go to the HFTP Club Summit. I was curious -- would they wear masks? Would they be OK being close to each other or was social distancing going to be the no...
Pop-Up Hotels, Autonomous Vehicle Sightseeing and Other Trends to Watch in 2020 and Beyond
Alan Young | January 8, 2020
By Alan Young Two decades ago, if I were to have asked you what the world would look like in 2020, what would you have said? Would you have anticipated the steady rise of self-service technology, tools allowing for instant gratification across all aspects of our life, and artificial intelligence? The autonomous vehicle? The seemingly endless runway of possibility stretches before us, with the help of cutting-edge platforms that were once merely a futuristic concept? Moreover, what predictions would you have offered up for travel? While our industry is always subject to change and, most would argue, has been on an upward trajectory of te...
