More hotels invest in videoconference rooms to cut costs
| July 1, 2009 |  View for printing |
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
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Vision Net has been a leader in video conferencing in the state of Montana delivering services to universities and K-12 schools, as well as connecting people across the world for legal depositions, job interviews and company training meetings. http://www.vision.net
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