After lagging behind much of the business world, hotel chains are suddenly embracing the Internet with a fervor unseen since color TV swept the industry a generation ago.
Customers have an insatiable demand for the Internet and demand access wherever they go.
Marriott says it will be ready. So does Radisson, which laid out an ambitious wiring plan last week that includes 100 of 228 U.S. properties this year. Hilton has started advertising its high-speed Web access. There's no mystery why. And they want lightning Internet service.