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Delta Hotels and Resorts Launches Fastest Internet of any Full Service Hotel Chain in Canada
TORONTO, Apr 3, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
-'InternetXL' will provide service 20 times faster than household high
speed broadband
Delta Hotels and Resorts today announced
that 17 of its properties across Canada have upgraded their bandwidth
to provide the fastest Internet service available in any full service
hotel chain in Canada. This new offering, called InternetXL, will
provide service that is 20 times faster than household high-speed
Internet.
A recent study¹ shows that the ways in which hotel guests are using
broadband has changed radically since 2009. Within a 12 month period,
web browsing dropped nearly by half (39% to 20%), while real-time
entertainment (i.e. Netflix, YouTube) grew by almost 50 percent (30% to
43%). Within the same time period, the emergence of new categories,
particularly real-time communications like Skype, have already made a
significant impact.
As a result, travelers are increasingly demanding that hotels provide
the technical capability to stay connected to their lives back home
while they travel. Many new cloud-based services allow us to take our
virtual lives with us when we travel - facilitating access to our
libraries of TV and movies, or all the content on a shared office
drive, from anywhere that has an Internet connection. Whether they are
Skyping with their kids, streaming their favourite TV show or
downloading files for work, travelers want a high quality broadband
that won't let them down.
"InternetXL provides the functionality for guests to work and play on
their own terms while traveling," explains Ken Lambert, Vice President,
Sales & Marketing, Delta Hotels and Resorts. "The service goes beyond
what most of us can get in our homes by a significant margin. In fact,
we're pretty sure that our guests will wish they could take InternetXL
back home with them when they leave."
The InternetXL service will be offered at 17 select Delta locations, and
is free for a limited time.
InternetXL will also be a favourite for meeting planners. As more and
more meetings and conferences include elements such as webcasts,
Twitter walls, online demonstrations, heavy downloading and live video
streaming, meeting planners are finding the basic Internet services
provided by some hotels and convention centres just can't meet the
needs of their heavy traffic. This often requires setting up expensive
additional access for these events. InternetXL will offer meeting
planners the ability to guarantee and reserve Internet bandwidth
accessibility and to secure dedicated I.P. addresses for their events,
at a price point that cannot be matched by outside providers.
"We have seen an increasing trend with clients who want to integrate
online elements into their meetings and events," says Lambert. "With
InternetXL, our clients can be confident that they will have reliable
service for high bandwidth activities. This is the way that the world
is moving, and it's exciting to be leaders in the Canadian hotel
marketplace."
InternetXL is now available at Delta Vancouver Suites, Delta Grand
Okanagan, Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe, Delta Bow Valley, Delta Calgary
Airport, Delta Edmonton South, Delta Winnipeg, Delta Lodge at
Kananaskis, Delta Chelsea, Delta Meadowvale, Delta Centre-Ville, Delta
Montreal, Delta Quebec, Delta Halifax, Delta Barrington and Delta
Beausejour. It will also be available at Delta Ottawa City Centre in
mid-April.
In addition to this new service, Delta will also provide its base
high-speed Internet access for free in all guestrooms across the chain
that do not have InternetXL.
About Delta Hotels and Resorts
A leading Canadian hotel management company, Delta Hotels and Resorts
operates and franchises a diversified portfolio with 43 full-service,
city centre and airport hotels and resorts under the Delta brand.
Widely regarded as Canada's "brand of choice" by guests and owners,
Delta also distinguishes itself as an exemplary employer. It is the
only hotel company to have been recognized for its sustained focus on
business excellence by the prestigious National Quality Institute with
three Canada Awards for Excellence, including the award program's
highest honour, the Order of Excellence (2007). The hospitality company
has also consistently ranked as one of the country's 50 Best Employers
for 12 years, and has been named to the Green 30 since 2010. As well,
its national sustainability program, Delta Greens is the most
comprehensive and ambitious in the hospitality industry touching on
every aspect of the hotel business. Delta's Corporate Social
Responsibility platform, Delta Helps, includes a chain-wide commitment
to the communities it serves through a national partnership with
Habitat for Humanity Canada, participation in the Hotel Association of
Canada's Green Key Eco-Rating program, and work with various other
charitable groups. For more information, please visit www.deltahotels.com
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¹ Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report 2010
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SOURCE: Delta Hotels
Sandy Indig Delta Hotels and Resorts 416-874-2018 (office) 416-409-0649 (cell)
sindig@deltahotels.com
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