Hotels upgrade business centers for high performance travelers
Posted on February 28, 2014 by Breanna Wilson & filed under Travel
The needs of today's business traveler are constantly evolving with the expectations and demands of the digital age. While many crucial business requirements can be taken care of on the road thanks to advancements in personal device technology and a variety of communication channels, there are still a handful of components to a successful trip that must be addressed with more traditional solutions such as printers, copiers and other standalone assets that cannot be packed in a suitcase. While vendors are making an effort to better integrate these technologies with mobile devices, there will always be travelers looking to hunker down in a hotel business center to focus in on their work without distraction.
This means that hotels must keep up with the business world by providing reliable Internet service and a wide array of machines to handle any needs that may arise. According to a recent article from USA Today, travelers should not expect business centers to be going anywhere, as many hotels continue to maintain and update these areas with regularity and care. Despite some industry leaders suggesting that the business center may not be as important as it once was, the demand is still present as hotels show no signs of cutting them out of their strategies.
"I think the need fundamentally has diminished," Matthew Carroll, vice president of Global Brand Management for Marriott Hotels & Resorts, told the news source. He explained that workers are now "traveling with their own technology, whether a laptop or tablet. Even the need to print a boarding pass is going away when you consider that with major airlines, you can check in with an app on a mobile device."