After SGI, Hartz co-founded Connect Group, providing hotel guests with high-speed Internet access, that LodgeNet (LNET) acquired in 1998.

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TV, business travellers increasingly expect to find broadband-internet access in their hotel rooms.

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After SGI, Hartz turned entrepreneur and co-founded Connect Group, providing hotel guests with high-speed Internet access, that LodgeNet (LNET) acquired in 1998.

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All rooms are equipped with free wireless Internet access, and the hotel provides a complimentary executive basket that includes post-it notes and a stapler.

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For example, include in a hotel write-up if rooms are wired for Internet access.

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Hotel groups also reward members with benefits such as free Internet access and reduced parking fees, as well as discounts on food and beverage.

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One sign that the gorgeous eight-storey, sugar-white hotel has kept up with the times: free high-speed Internet access in all rooms.

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