A quest for an international travel capable smartphone

Great communication capability when traveling is essential for the business traveler. As a “Tech” consultant, travel writer and photographer, voice and data communication is critical to maintain my connections to business contacts and family. I use a smartphone...

TSA and AA start paperless boarding pass at LAX

Last month my colleague Charlie Leocha reported that Continental, Delta, Northwest and Alaska started a pilot program in several airports throughout the United States, which allowed passengers to receive paperless boarding passes on their cell phones or PDAs. On...

Cell phone and PDA boarding passes, ready for prime time?

It seems that the testing phase is ending for paperless airline boarding passes. TSA has been testing this technology since spring. Now the pilot program has been expanded to 10 airports across the country. The Paperless Boarding Pass Pilot as it is called according...