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Broadband becoming mainstream in hotels - Feb. 17, 2003

Broadband access is finally becoming mainstrream in hotels, even in the air. Marriott just announced broadband availability in over 400 hotels in the U.S. I just returned from San Jose where I stayed in a Hyatt with free Broadband. The difference in productivity is amazing. When I book trips now I look not for location or minibars in the room but broadband. That has moved to the front as the most important consideration. I have been reinforcing this message to every hotel I call. If they don't have broadband they don't get my business. The first hotel I stayed in with broadband was the Miyako hotel in Tokyo. Not having to queue up emails and then wrestle with dialing instructions and a hefty hotel phone bill thereafter completely changed the way I think about travel now. The hotel room is really just an extension to the office. I plan on trying the broadband on my flight to London in April.

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