August 19th, 2006

Fuel for Travel

Posted by: Purgatory at 6:06 pm in Mobiles, Movies, Music, TV, Technology, Travel
From press release a few weeks ago,

"In addition to (tax free) shopping there’s a new way to spend time at the airport before boarding your aircraft. From today passengers travelling via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol can download travel information, music, audio books and videos at FUEL FOR TRAVEL, which is located in Departure Lounges 1 and 2 after Passport Control. FUEL FOR TRAVEL is the result of a unique collaboration between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Talpa Digital and Samsung Benelux.

Find tourist information swiftly plus videos of your travel destination, download the most exhilarating holiday hits or load your MP3 player,portable media device or smartphone with useful content for your travels. In addition to downloading music, videos, ringtones and travel information FUEL FOR TRAVEL also offers the opportunity to purchase the very latest devices.

Talpa Digital is responsible for providing content at FUEL FOR TRAVEL, Samsung for applying the latest techniques and devices and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for making available the platform for this innovative service as well as providing project management. During a pilot period intensive research will be carried out into this unique proposition to tailor the service optimally to the wants and content needs of travellers using Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. "

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6 Responses to “Fuel for Travel”

ScarlO said in August 19th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
How did I miss two posts? How can you allow it?!!
Hazolat said in August 19th, 2006 at 11:54 pm
Looks like my kinda thing :-)
Jewaira said in August 20th, 2006 at 2:05 am
Fascinating!
-jooda- said in August 20th, 2006 at 2:48 am
Cooooooollll! I'm gona book a ticket via Amserdam just to check out this thing.........Isn't it scarey how technology is spreading. Now u don't have to have a computer to put music, movies,or pictures in your mp3!
ScarlO said in August 20th, 2006 at 7:02 am
Not my thing at all. And I don't own any of these devices anyways and I won't I be arsed to buy any of them.. (ahem, okay maybe I'm a little bit broke..or stingy?)
Besides, I can always read a book on the flight to kill time :-P
shopa said in August 20th, 2006 at 7:23 am
I'll try it next week and send you a review ;P

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