{"id":5070,"date":"2010-04-23T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2016-12-16T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:48:05","slug":"free-in-room-internet-and-other-hotel-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/free-in-room-internet-and-other-hotel-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Free in-room Internet and other hotel news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1131\" title=\"business_travel1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/business_travel1.jpg\" alt=\"hotels\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" \/>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matching the benefit offered to some elite members of other <a title=\"Hotels, motels, hotel reservations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewHotelSearch\" target=\"_blank\">hotel<\/a> frequent guest programs, gold and platinum members of <strong>Marriott Rewards<\/strong> now receive free in-room Internet. But the new perk is limited to Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance hotels in the continental United States and Canada. Ritz-Carlton properties and Marriott&#8217;s growing collection of hotels and resorts in Hawaii will still ding elites for upwards of $15 a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Blue<\/strong>, a 240-unit condo resort in Doral, just a few minutes from Miami International Airport, is rebranding itself as the <strong>Hyatt Miami at The Blue<\/strong>. Speaking of Florida, a 114-room <strong>Candlewood Suites<\/strong> has opened in Tallahassee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A 102-room <strong>Homewood Suites by Hilton<\/strong> has opened in Bozeman, Montana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Westin has opened a 340-room hotel in Austin, Texas. <strong>The Westin Austin at the Domain<\/strong> is within a purpose-built &#8220;neighborhood&#8221; that offers residential, office and retail space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Business travel on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\">Business travel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hotels, motels, hotel reservations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewHotelSearch\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hotels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Miami hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Miami-Hotels.d178286.Travel-Guide-Hotels\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Miami hotels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Austin hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Austin-Hotels.d178234.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\">Austin hotels<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JoeSentMe.com<\/a>, a  non-commercial Web site for business travelers. 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