Marriott Expands $9.95 Internet, Phone Program

Marriott International Inc. has expanded a program that provides high-speed Internet access and unlimited local and long-distance phone calls within the U.S. to its guests for $9.95 per day. The “Wired for Business” plan, offered last year at eight hotels across the country (including the San Diego Marina Marriott, Oakland City Center Marriott and Anaheim Marriott), is now at 30 Marriott-operated and franchised hotels in Washington, D.C. The conglomerate operates 10 hotel brands, including Courtyard, Marriott, Ramada, Renaissance and Ritz-Carlton.