Underwater Hotels And Space Elevators.(hospitality industry forecasts)

Hotels, August, 2006

By Staff

In the November 1998, HOTELS reported on academics analyzing aspects of lifestyle and travel that would shape the hotels of the future. Alan Stutts, then dean of the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, was right on with his ideas about creating exercise programs that work in the guestroom, so "you can get a 15-minute workout without going to a gym." Today there is Wyndham's "No Shoes? No Problem!" in-room exercise DVD, Bally-designed in-room fitness kits for Hilton, Marriott's Great Health--Fit For You in-room equipment, and the WestinWORKOUT powered by Reebok Gym. Other predictions that already are starting to materialize include biometric locks and guestroom windows being replaced by virtual windows...

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