The Interactive Media Board is a digital concierge system—a 56-inch touchscreen TV monitor that displays a customizable set of information for guests—located in the hotel's renovated lobby.

The Smart Check-In pilot program allows travelers to skip the front desk at check-in and head directly to their rooms.

LG Electronics Canada introduces customized digital signage solutions with the LG Concierge Advantage.

The Hospitality Technology Strategic Initiatives Council—spearheaded by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals and Hotel Technology Next Generation—addresses pressing industry needs as they relate to hospitality technology. The council works to identify industry initiatives, find the best possible homes for these initiatives and reduce duplicated efforts.

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.

Automobiles. The jet engine. Tourism. The Heavenly Bed. All have been extremely instrumental in shaping the lodging industry into what it is today, but perhaps none more than a product used by 1.574 billion people worldwide today: the Internet.

Yapta.com, an online travel shopping service that monitors airline ticket pricing for travelers, today announced a new hotel price tracking service that for the first time will enable travelers to track and compare pricing on national and international hotel properties.

Speed is at the core of good service—the faster you can respond to guests’ needs, the better. For this reason, many hotels are using wireless devices to provide a means of communication for staff members. Some departments taking advantage of wireless communication are food and beverage, security and housekeeping. / BY SENIOR EDITOR JASON Q. FREED

In-room connectivity panel offers high-tech entertainment opportunities for guests

Upon opening in late 2009, CityCenter will debut the most advanced guestroom technology in the country