Articles tagged “amenities”

The most likely future for hotel Wi-Fi is the tiered pricing plan: Get low-bandwidth surfing for free or cheap and pay more for data hogging activities like Netfilx streaming or video conferencing.

Unless LodgeNet pivots to providing in-room Wi-Fi it will be a rough road as guest either manage with live television or turn to BYO devices for entertainment.

Wi-Fi is expensive for hoteliers, but it guarantees a high return on investment as guests are apt to elect hotels with the service. Introducing other gadgets is more difficult as they quickly become outdated.

Regular retailers have to pull consumers into their stores, but airports are granted with thousands of passengers looking for a distraction before their flight. Why not capitalize on that?

Check one bag and buy an airport sandwich and, before you know it, that ticket from a low-cost carrier doesn’t end up costing much less than a BA seat. Ads should show the actual math.

Guests might be thrifty while choosing a hotel on a booking site, but are likely to splurge on special items once at the hotel – a trend that hotels are betting on to make up for lower room rates.