Marriott passes 1,000 with high-speed Internet

Marriott International, Inc. announced today that more than 1,000 hotels worldwide have been installed with high-speed internet access, representing the largest distribution of high-speed internet access in the hotel industry. Marriott hotels in major business travel destinations, including New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong now offer high-speed internet access.

The service is available at Marriott, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn and SpringHill Suites hotels. To learn if a specific hotel offers high-speed internet access visit www.marriott.com. 'High-speed internet access is one of the most common requests at Marriott's worldwide reservations centers. It is increasingly available at work and at home and business travelers aren't willing to compromise a fast connection when they travel', said Lou Paladeau, Marriott's vice president of technology business development.