Hilton Hotels Corp. and Carlson Hotels Worldwide this month became the first major hotel companies to announce online checkin, allowing travelers to register electronically for their rooms in advance ...

It’s a travel math problem that doesn’t always work out: Your flight lands early in the morning, but the hotel check-in time isn’t until 3 or 4 p.m. Sure, you can veg out in the lobby or leave your ...

After a day of planes, trains, taxis, and cars, the last thing that a traveler wants is to wait for check-in. Sure, if you're in Italy, you can linger around a piazza or find a less touristy area ...