Hyatt To Offer Free Wifi Globally — No Strings Attached

This has been a year of innovation on the hotel front, both good and bad. On the bad side, we saw Hilton and Marriott both tighten up their global cancellation policies, requiring you to cancel flexible stays at least one day prior to arrival. That's a pretty customer unfriendly move, given that travelers were often already paying a premium for a flexible rate.

On the plus side, we've also seen IHG, Marriott, and Starwood add complimentary in-room wifi. The exact terms have varied, though in all three instances there have been "catches," like needing to be a member of their loyalty program and/or booking your reservation directly with the hotel (not that those are big hurdles).

Well, it looks like Hyatt is one-upping the other chains. Hyatt will be adding complimentary, unlimited no strings attached wifi at all properties globally as of February 2015. It doesn't matter if you're a member of Gold Passport, or if you booked directly through Hyatt. All guests will receive complimentary wifi.

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Hyatt Announces Free Internet for All Guests: Leaves Hilton in the Cold, and Calls Attention to Sparse Gold Passport Platinum Status

Last Wednesday I wrote that Starwood is introducing free internet for all guests and that this follows Marriott and also IHG. At the time I wrote, It will be interesting to see how long Hyatt (which just extended its room type guarantee to all members) and Hilton can buck the trend, or whether they’ll lose […]

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Tech trend for 2015 and beyond: The hotel room as a computer

I don’t have to tell you because you already know: competition in the travel industry is high and choices are plentiful. Winning ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/tech-trend-hotel-room-as-computer/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tech-trend-2015-beyond-hotel-room-computer

Picturing London in blackout

Photographer Nicholas Buer shows us the beauty hidden beneath the glare of London's night time skies.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/12/22/pkg-blackout-london-skies.cnn.html

First Airbus A350 XWB delivered to Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways, the global launch customer of the A350 XWB, will put the high-tech plane to use on its Frankfurt route.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/22/travel/qatar-airways-a350-delivery/index.html

Why I Travel Alone

“Joe, did you book your ticket yet?” I asked. “No. I changed my mind. I’m not going to go.” “What? You aren’t going to Australia? We’ve been planning this vacation for months!” “Yeah, I don’t feel like it. We’ll go some other time.” Over the coming weeks, I attempted to get my friend to reconsider, but to no avail. When Joe changed his mind, he changed his mind. Our trip to Australia – our big post-college adventure – was off. […]

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What made Canadians proud in 2014

From creating an adorable hitchhiking robot to intercepting a deadly asteroid, Canada did a ton of cool things this year!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/11-moments-made-canadians-proud-2014/

Indian-Italian fusion – zomato.com buys Cipando

Priceline’s $2.6 billion acquisition of OpenTable is driving the demand for restaurant booking services, and India’s zomato.com is mounting a global challenge ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/Indian-Italian-fusion-zomato.com-Cipando/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indian-italian-fusion-dish-zomato-buys-cipando

Lies you tell saving for travel

"I don’t need to hold myself over with side trips and parties: One of the worst things serious budget travelers do when they’re saving is that they hole up in their home and don’t do anything while they save." Staff Writer Matt Hershberger looks at the things we like to think our true about saving for travel.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-lies-tell-saving-travel/

Hello From The Qatar Airways A350 Delivery Ceremony

As ya'll know, I'm kind of a Qatar Airways enthusiast. I was on the Qatar Airways A380 inaugural flight, and am booked on the Qatar Airways A350 inaugural commercial flight from Doha to Frankfurt in January.

Today is the day that Qatar Airways is taking delivery of their first A350, and there's a pretty big ceremony planned. Originally it was supposed to be a couple of weeks ago, but it ended up getting delayed.

A friend managed to get me an invite to the event, and I can't even begin to say how excited I am.

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Pivotal moments in 2014 – when Airbnb got in bed with Concur

Concur’s partnership with Airbnb, announced back in July, feels like a pivotal moment in 2014. It’s a sort of establishment meets disruptor. ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/pivotal-moments-2014-business-travel/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pivotal-moments-2014-3

Don’t Store Babies Inside Overhead Bins (Don’t Steal Their Nutella Either)

News and notes from around the interweb: Nutella jars seized from pregnant mother because they represented terror risk. (HT: Alan H.) The airport staff was ‘just following orders’ so I don’t blame them per se, although along the lines of questions that are rarely asked, if liquids are so dangerous, why are they tossed together […]

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What the dickens…

In a twist on the ghosts of Christmas past, booking.com is being haunted by the BBC after the broadcaster decided to re-run ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/articles/BBC-booking.com-fraud/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dickens

2014 Annual Review: Looking Forward to 2015 (Dun, dun dun…)

And… the Annual Review continues! Today’s post is all about the future. You’re welcome to share your lessons too, and—new bonus!—we’ll award a $100 Powell’s gift card to the person who leaves the best comment by the end of the week, as determined by our cats and biased judges. Right after Christmas, I’ll also share…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/2014-annual-review-looking-forward/

How well do you know these landmarks

How well do you know the world's great landmarks? Take our quiz and find out!



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/network/well-know-world-landmarks-quiz/