Hotel guests are now embracing broadband, says new a new study from a high-technology market research firm and it has forecast that the number of properties in the United States offering the high-speed internet connection is set to rise to 26,828 by 2008.
Hotel broadband suffered a collapse in 2001 but it is now seen as a ‘must have’ item in hotels across the board from the small no-frills properties to the large luxury resorts.
The report Service Plus: Broadband In The Hospitality Industry says, the key driver is guest demand for a broadband service. Hotel owners are also now seeing this as an essential item in the guest-room, along with a bed, telephone and television.