BARCELONA'S T1 AND MORE
Today’s briefing includes varying ingredients from the travel world. The strange, useful and quirky are all there. Barcelona’s T1 Terminal looks fantastic; Air travelers will change airlines for wifi; Design Hotels outlines their top tech hotels for the geek in all of us; Honolulu seeks to fine bus riders with body odor (really?); and homeland security is taking a closer look at your hard drive.
The Architectural Review reports on Barcelona’s new T1 terminal. “The new Terminal T1 at Barcelona International Airport is expected to welcome 30 million passengers a year. The $1.7 billion structure, designed by Ricardo Bofill is expected to double the airport’s capacity.”
One our favorite sites, Mashable, hips us to a report showing that a staggering rate of fliers are expecting wifi on planes and if not they’re willing to switch carriers for it. As they report: “A wave of airlines, including Virgin America, Delta, United, and Southwest Airlines, have added options for wireless Internet access on their planes in the last few years. Apparently, consumers are noticing, and are looking for more. According to Wakefield Research and the Wi-Fi Alliance, 76% of frequent fliers would change their airline to have Wi-Fi. 55% would change their flight by a full day to have it. And another 71% of fliers would rather have Wi-Fi access over meal service.”
We’re big fans of Design Hotels’ future blog. There, they’ve compiled a list of the top Tech Hotels. Check it out, “Whether you’re a video gamer, a facebook-addict, or audio freak, a number of our hotels have what you need… The following list comprises some of our most technology-forward hotels around the world from Mexico, to Vienna, to Thailand. Simply plug in, download, and switch on in any of these hotels…”
This has civil rights abuse written all over it. “The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly.”
Lastly, Jaunted reports on homeland security’s heightened attention to hard drives. “Will you be crossing any US borders anytime soon, and are you planning to bring along your laptop and digital camera? If you get stopped for a random search at the border, be prepared to fork over your hard drives to the Department of Homeland Security.”
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