Hoteliers push for free city-wide wi-fi
LIVERPOOL’S leading hoteliers have joined together in a bid to make the city as business-friendly as possible by pushing for all hotels in the centre to offer free Wi-Fi in all guest bedrooms.
Many hotels already offer complimentary Wi-Fi in public areas, and nearly all have some form of Wi-Fi in guest bedrooms.
However, an initiative being led by Liverpool Hoteliers is encouraging all hotels and serviced apartments across the city-region to make this a free service in all guest bedrooms.
The initiative is also being supported by The Mersey Partnership’s Visitor Economy Committee (VEC), which hopes the move will strengthen perceptions of Liverpool as a business-friendly city.
The idea came from Robert Nadler, chief executive of hotel group base2stay and a member of the TMP committee.
He said: “To drive business for the visitor economy, we need to be constantly thinking ahead.
“Wi-Fi has gone from being an optional extra to an essential utility, especially for business travellers.
“Hotels that don’t offer Wi-Fi, and preferably free, are already being penalised – so I feel that Liverpool could benefit massively by making a virtue out of an inevitability.”
Some 25 hotels have signed up to the scheme, including independents such as Hope St Hotel and Racquet club through to major international brands including the new Days Inn, Radisson Blu, Malmaison and Hotel Indigo (pictured).
