More hotels add iPads in guest rooms, common areas | usatoday.com
Hotels are increasingly giving guests a reason not to pick up the phone or wait in lines once they check in. How? By installing hotel-owned iPads not only in guest rooms, but in public spaces such as lounges or lobbies. Starwood's Aloft hotels. The hotel giant's edgy, mid-priced Aloft chain inked a deal to install mounted iPads powered by Intelity in Aloft hotel lobbies. The tablets already can be found in Aloft locations in Phoenix, Charlotte, Austin and Chennai, India, says Intelity spokesman Phil Schwartz.
