Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide last month went live with its first two remote conferencing studios, and hosted its first in-hotel Cisco TelePresence meeting between participants at the W Chicago City Center and Sydney, Australia's Sheraton on the Park. By the end of June, Starwood also plans to have the suites operational at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Centre Toronto. Later in 2010, Starwood will launch its studio at the Westin Los Angeles Airport and plans to provide the offering in Dallas, San Francisco, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Frankfurt.
Marriott International launched its first suites in New York and Washington, D.C., in January
(BTNonline, Jan. 28).