Only at GUESTROOM 2010 –a model hotel room- will one find a voice recognition alarm clock set by speaking to it instead of punching buttons, a virtual library of the latest best-selling books, a bed without a mattress, a closet that generates electricity, a 3D golf course tour, a bath that gives a massage to the beat of your favorite music, a transducer that turns almost any surface into a speaker and an art gallery with thousands of choices.

Amadeus acquired Onerail, which provides a suite of IT solutions to the rail industry, including the Orient Express. The acquisition allows Amadeus to further offer core, next generation technology solutions to help rail companies become more integrated with rail travel.

TripTouch is to launch travel widget for Netvibes and iGoogle, especially useful for frequent travelers and / or travelers during a trip.

Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution systems (GDS), has signed an agreement with Lufthansa and SWISS, which will see the full content of both airlines made available to all Galileo and Worldspan-connected users worldwide until the end of 2011.

Sandals is launching a new website to increase travel agents’ knowledge of its product. The company’s first travel trade website (http://www.sellingsandals.co.uk/) will serve as an information tool for travel agents, featuring in-depth details of its Caribbean resorts, competitions and training academies.

AAA N.V. has announced that now KLM and Martinair passengers can use the Common Use Self Service (CUSS) check-in kiosks to check in and print their own boarding passes. AAA N.V.’s CUSS program is open to all airlines whose check in software is compatible with AAA N.V.’s CUSS kiosks. KLM and Martinair are the first that have signed up and AAA has placed four CUSS check-in kiosks in the Non-US check-in area. AAA N.V. expects to install similar kiosks in the U.S. Check-in area as well. Several major US airlines are very interested to offer their passengers this service.