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Marriott Gets Airline Check-In Stations

June 27, 2006 at 12:15 PM | 0 Comments

Marriott is doing its part to keep you from missing your flight.

Just like Hilton did, Marriott has started to place "dedicated lobby computer stations" in their lobbies with printers so guests can print out their boarding passes before heading to the airport.

How it works is this: The stations will feature icons of major airlines on the screens. Guests choose their airline and are then taken to that airline's website, where they can begin the check-in process--much like you would do from a home computer. Once they check-in, guests can print their boarding passes right there.

The best part about it is that it's free (unlike internet access.) Marriott already has these stations in 32 Marriotts and Renaissance Hotels in the U.S. and Canada and hope to have 400 of them installed and working in all hotels by September.

Now, if you miss your flight because you forgot your wallet (like we've been known to do more than once) then you're outta luck.

If you have actually tried a check-in station at a Marriott, let us know how it went.

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