High Speed Internet Access (HSIA): Mobile Internet

9000 hotels were surveyed in over 100 areas in the US and answered questions on the amenities they provide to guests.

These are the Internet related trends that came out of the survey

· Fifty percent of the properties surveyed offered high-speed internet access in 2004, which grew to 89 percent in 2006.

· Wireless Internet access is likely the fastest growing in-room amenity. The number of hotels that offer this service more than doubled over the last two years. In 2006, 82 percent of all hotels offered this service compared to 35 percent in 2004.

More highlights from the survey are covered by 4Hoteliers.

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