More hotels invest in videoconference rooms to cut costs

Marriott International and Starwood Hotels will introduce expensive, high-end videoconference systems at several properties by year’s end, a nod to the reality that technology is replacing more trips as companies trim travel costs.

The videoconference systems each cost up to $350,000 and are ideal for meetings of fewer than 20 people. Each system — three 65-inch HD monitors that project life-size images and offer crystal-clear audio — will be housed in a room of about 400 square feet.

Guests at the hotels can book by the hour, with hourly prices ranging from $400 to $500 per room.

By Roger Yu, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2009-06-30-video-conference-hotels_N.htm

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