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Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:04:16 -0600
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Travelers can stay connected without lugging a laptop at certain Sheraton hotels offering free Yahoo-sponsored Internet access at lobby computers, the companies said on Monday.
"This is an opportunity to bring Yahoo beyond the desktop," said
The companies are conducting pilot projects at the Sheraton San Diego
Sheraton is the largest and most global hotel brand operated by
"The idea is to reinforce our themes of warm, welcome and connected,"
At hotels in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, the pilot is
These include special pages of online information like local weather
"As the Internet is evolving, people want to have access to it
He said the companies will gauge over the next couple of months which
The two companies are sharing the cost of the project as well as any
Driven in part by the need to justify higher room rates, hotel
Many offer free high-speed Internet access for laptops, but Sheraton
Starwood itself kicked off the hotel industry's renewed focus on VIP
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