Friday, March 29, 2013

Ready for Global E-ticketing?

Which one should win the competition, software or convensional? But first, are you familiar with E-ticket in your country? It's an electronic ticket (commonly abbreviated as e-ticket)--a digital ticket. The term is most commonly associated with airline issued tickets. Electronic ticketing for urban or rail public transport is usually referred to as travel card or transit pass. It is also used in ticketing in the entertainment industry. (Wikipedia)

E-ticket software cannot promote itself that you should buy it. Whoops, that's a silly statement, I guess. It should not be carried anywhere you go and then given back to the offical at the exit. It's part of technology which grows rapidly, making everything easy for human being to lead a life with. But it's also something that people may hate. Take one for example, the technology soon to change the whole system of electrical commuter train transport in Jakarta, Indonesia, known as KRL. Passengers here are used to having something more traditional than computerized, they enjoy it, but ready or not ready, it must be applied soon. 

A must, according to the official, because they don't want to get less profit doing the business.
Today Jakarta commuter train only has two kinds of train, the air-conditioned one and the non (economy). And the idea of removing the traditional will go againts people wish. This will replace their comfort. So everything there as you can see software will be used at the entrance and exit and the e-ticket won't be trown into the trash can. 

Okay, here is the self-service and remote check-in as you can find at Wikipedia:

* online/telephone/self-service kiosk check-in (if the airline makes this option available)
* early check-in
* printing boarding passes at airport kiosks and at locations other than an airport
* delivery of boarding pass bar-codes via SMS or email to a mobile device

The system is being intensively promoted online, and you'll see a sort of service available there for you to see the future in different way. 

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