Nanjing, China 3rd November, 2004 - Hilton Nanjing is proud to announce that Broadband Internet access is now available in all of its 547 guestrooms and suites as well as in its conference and banquet facilities and Business Centre managed by inter-touch, a leading provider of fast, convenient, reliable and secure wired and wireless Broadband connectivity and applications to the business traveller across Asia Pacific, China, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Mr. Halldor Briem, General Manager of Hilton Nanjing, said, “We are very happy and proud to work with inter-touch. As the first hotel in Nanjing powered by inter-touch, we believe this new and fast Broadband access will delight our guests.”
The inter-touch system allows business travellers with Ethernet-ready laptops to enjoy the convenience of Broadband Internet access without the need for a telephone line, modem, Internet Service Provider or reconfiguration of their laptops. With inter-touch, hotel guests can now access the Internet simply by plugging the inter-touch cable in their room into the Ethernet port of their laptops, turning the laptop on, and clicking on the web browser.
The inter-touch solution supports the majority of Virtual Private Networks (VPN’s) used by corporations around the world, allowing business travellers secure access from the comfort of their hotel rooms to their own private corporate networks. inter-touch provides an easy and cost effective method of connecting to the Internet without the need for a dial-up modem. Customer support is also available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
John Houston, CEO of inter-touch, said: "inter-touch focuses on building long-term relationships with our partners and as their preferred Broadband supplier we concentrate on developing sophisticated Broadband Internet services tailored to meet the specific needs of hotels and their corporate clients.”
About Hilton Nanjing
As the third property of Hilton International in China, the Hilton Nanjing serves growing business, leisure and incentive travel into the region. The 530 guest rooms hotel is located next to the Nanjing Museum with a wide variety of recreational and entertainment facilities. The Grand Ballroom, with a capacity of 1,200 persons, is equipped and decorated to cater for fine dining banquets and international conferences. A wide selection of food • including authentic Cantonese and Huai Yang dishes in our Zi Jin and Sui Yuan restaurants, traditional Italian recipes in the Il Ponte and continental style dishes in The Cafe, also included in the new inter-touch Broadband installation, will be highly appreciated by the guests of the hotel.
For further information, please visit www.nanjing.hilton.com.
About inter-touch
inter-touch is the leading provider of fast, convenient, reliable and secure wired and wireless Broadband connectivity and applications to the business traveller in over 55,000 hotel guest rooms, meeting rooms and business centres in 31 countries across Asia Pacific, China, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. inter-touch’s Broadband wireless and wired solutions cater for greater than three million connections annually. Since 1998, inter-touch has partnered with many prestige hotel brands and management companies around the world including Accor, Hyatt International, Hilton Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotel Group, Langham Hotels International, Le Meridien Hotel & Resorts, Marriott, Mirvac Hotels & Resorts, Oakwood, Ritz Carlton, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton, Stamford Hotels & Resorts and Thistle Hotels. inter-touch is privately owned and headquartered in Singapore, with offices in 13 countries throughout Asia Pacific, China, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. For a complete listing of intertouch hotels or to learn more, please visit www.inter-touch.com.