Internet Use Grows at Meetings, as Do Challenges

Itineraries Internet Use Grows at Meetings, as Do Challenges

By MARTHA C. WHITE The New York Times December 30, 2008

Until recently, travelers attending conferences or trade shows had simple Internet needs. They would check e-mail messages and maybe look up information on the Web or connect to the home office.

Now, meetings are likely to include streaming video and online interaction. And back in their rooms, travelers are downloading movies and logging onto peer-to-peer networks.

Event organizers and hotels and conference centers are struggling to keep up and prevent Internet gridlock.

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