Articles tagged “wi-fi”

Fair or not, the modern traveler judges hotels by their Wi-Fi forwardness. The American hotel industry has everything to lose and nothing to win in this fight, even if it wins a ruling by FCC.

Marriott is claiming that its plans are misunderstood and that it merely seeks permission from the FCC to jam others' Wi-Fi in its conference rooms only. But travelers are telling the FCC that they don't want to be reliant on hotel Wi-Fi in conference rooms and other areas of the hotel.

Google and Microsoft are teaming up against Marriott, Hilton and the rest of the hotel industry over travelers' rights to independent Wi-Fi access when they stay at or visit a hotel.

Hotels that align themselves with free Wi-Fi will quickly be recognized by business travelers, making the cost worth the marketing value for most business brands.

Hotels: Are you listening?

As Forrest Gump would say, “You never know what you’re going to get.” The good news is that, with competition in this race hot enough for candy, the chocolate assortment is going to get pretty tasty quick.

As digital devices augment all levels of the trip for travelers, the business traveler is navigating a landscape both fueled and complicated by the increasing autonomy that mobile technology provides to the individual. Here's how to understand it a little better.

Although it's a step in the right direction, Wi-Fi is still expensive for many regular and loyal customers depending on the kind of service they need.

These hotel brands purport that they do not block guests' or meeting attendees' personal Wi-Fi networks, but many do require that guests are a part of their loyalty program in order to exchange email addresses for free service.

If seats become an effective point-of-sale, will airlines give passengers more room to shop in comfort?