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Mar 6 / 6:35am

Free WiFi in international hotel chains

Free WiFi access in the guest rooms should be a standard feature by now with international hotel chains, wouldn't you agree? But it's not! Most international hotels still charge for the internet access, sometimes ridiculously.

Just stayed at Hilton Beijing, and although they do offer free WiFi in the lobby, you pay 30 cents per minute for the access in the convenience of your room (so for example 2 hours equals EUR 36,-).

McDonalds, on the other hand, gets it. If there is no other reason to visit McDonalds; it is the free WiFi access in all of their restaurants worldwide - it does not matter whether you check-in to McD in New York, Beijing or Dubai - the WiFi is free of charge!

So, it is about a time that the international hotel companies (in all categories from budget to luxurious) also offer free WiFi in their guest rooms as a standard feature.

Filed under // Hotel Hotels Lifestyle Travel

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Nov 22 / 7:27am

Barcelona - hip and chic

I really enjoyed Barcelona last weekend at the Toastmasters Europe Conference, as well as the numerous tapas & cava bars in and around the impressive Gothic old town. Here are some design inspirations as well as a short folklore snapshot from the trip; you can find a few more under my flickr in here.

Spanish (Catalanian) Folklore:

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The Spanish version of Burj al Arab:

The lobby of Mandarin Oriental:

Casa Batllo by Gaudi:

Filed under // Architecture Hotel Hotels Lifestyle Toastmasters Travel

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Feb 14 / 4:51am

Belgrade & around

Here some feelings from Belgrade.

Nice city and huge potential for international hotels - there are currently only Hyatt and Hoiday Inn, both in Novi (new) Belgrade. That's it.

To see more images of the trip, check my Flickr in here.

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Jan 25 / 10:29am

The Ring Hotel at night

Check out The Ring, Vienna's casual luxury hotel at http://www.jjwhotels.com -it's worth it :)

Filed under // Architecture Hotel Hotels Lifestyle Vienna

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Jun 22 / 5:54am

Zadar, Croatia

Zadar was a nice place. I'll be back....If you wanna see more impressions pls check my flickr set in here.

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Jun 5 / 2:37am

Norway Countryside

Norway is by no doubt one of the most beautiful countries in the world (and probably the most expensive one :-)

Here are some pics from Norway countryside from my trip earlier this week.

Wanna see more? Go to my flickr profile at www.flickr.com/photos/fizzphotos

Best, Niko

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Jun 1 / 2:11pm

Almdorf

Had a great weekend get-away at the "Almdorf Seinerzeit". You can see some impressions from the place in here, if you wanna see more pics go to my flickr profile at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fizzphotos

In any case, I recommend you to visit the place if you are ever in Southern Austria, its awesome! Here's the link: http://www.almdorf.com

All the best, Niko