Are hotel self-service kiosks here to stay?

September 2 2010 by admin in Uncategorized |No Comments

The Grand Beach hotel in Miami Beach this summer installed a self-service kiosk to speed check-ins, but it hasn’t gotten much use. Still, the …

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