For years, hotel rooms have had three essential elements: a bed, a desk, and a functioning bathroom. Now, IHG has released details for what it is calling ‘the room of the future’, with features including: a bed, a desk, and a bathroom… Oh, and a couch, which can be used not only for sitting, but also for other couch-related activities, such as reading, or watching TV.
These are not ordinary facilities. These are, at least when grouped together, a patented concept called WorkLife Room, which has been ‘designed to help modern business travellers unleash their productivity and provide them with a space that fits their blended lifestyle’.
Travel and Meetings Buyer's Jason Simpson says while IHG claims to help modern business travellers unleash their productivity, it's really IHG's marketing team that were let loose. Read the rest of this piece click here.
