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Free Wi-Fi for Tourists: Cities that Are Leading the Way

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

Photo Credit: A Tokyo restaurant offers free public Wi-Fi.  Flickr / Anglo Italian

Skift Take

As cities invest in Wi-Fi to become more tourist-friendly, they're changing the standard to which travelers are accustomed. At the rate it's going now, the hospitality industry will have to scramble to catch up.

As survey after survey  – including Skift’s own research – shows that travelers value access to the Internet above almost all else, some local and national governments are catching on to the benefits of making it easy for visitors to connect. So from New York City to remote Pacific islands, the towns, cities, and countries looking to attract tourists are investing in public Wi-Fi with the hope that it translates into happier tourists, and a better image

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