The Citizen Hotel is one of the first properties in the U.S. to feature all-in-one media centers that invite guests to leave their laptops at home.

Muzak partners with Encompass M to develop Styles, business-centric programming designed for brands with broad customer bases.

Incentient, the company bringing guest empowerment technology to the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of SmartTouchsm, a glass touch-screen panel, utilizing proprietary software that allows guests direct access a full range of guest services without human intervention.

In what could be considered an industry first, IBM and InterContinental Hotels Group have partnered to offer franchisees the first bundled package of its kind; at IHG's limited-service brands, hotel owners have the option of purchasing many technology services from one vendor.

Peerless Industries, Inc., a leader in professional-grade audio/visual mounting solutions, has merged with BBG Distribution Ltd., a distributor of European brands in the audio/visual attachment and peripheral market throughout the United Kingdom.

No longer is the large flat-screen display in a hotel just used for watching your favorite “Seinfeld” reruns. Today, hospitality display manufacturers are just as concerned with guests using the monitor as a medium of many other activities, such as listening to music, surfing the Internet, working on documents or playing videogames, to name a few.

More and more guests are traveling with portable media devices. Some hoteliers estimate that 70 to 80 percent of business travelers carry a laptop computer into the guestroom, and 40 to 50 percent of business and leisure travelers bring their portable digital media players.

sonoro audio, German designer and engineer of distinctive, high-quality audio products, announced today a partnership with the Starwood Hotel and Resort chain to include their elements AM / FM radios in W hotel guest rooms to be built throughout the world in the next three years.

The 93rd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show that took place Nov.8-11 was my very first trade show. I was able to meet a lot of people and see a lot of new products

The 93rd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show that took place Nov.8-11 was my very first trade show. I was able to meet a lot of people and see a lot of new products.