Marriott to Remove Adult Content from New Hotel Rooms
Jan 20, 2011, 11:36 am
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Marriott to Remove Adult Content from New Hotel Rooms
Speculated here before, but this USA Today article confirmed with Marriott International that porn will not be available in new hotel rooms.
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/po...3/1?csp=Travel
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http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/po...3/1?csp=Travel
Regards,
RIP
Jan 20, 2011, 12:05 pm
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I never got the whole in-room pr0n thing myself, but the other thing I glean from this is that there's a new VOD platform coming to Marriott. (??) I don't even look at the movie offerings since the current platform is so far behind the technology curve, but I might if the new platform is comparable to some of the better online streaming services.
I doubt I'd ever pay $12.99 to see a first-run movie, but I'd probably pay $2.99 to see something farther out on the long tail. Seems like the technology should be there to serve both audiences.
I doubt I'd ever pay $12.99 to see a first-run movie, but I'd probably pay $2.99 to see something farther out on the long tail. Seems like the technology should be there to serve both audiences.
Jan 20, 2011, 6:17 pm
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Jan 20, 2011, 7:10 pm
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Other industry reports indicated that the in-room, er, adult entertainment was very lucrative for a given property. I wonder how they plan to make up the revenue?
Jan 20, 2011, 7:20 pm
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Jan 21, 2011, 12:43 am
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Just like the minibar, I never use the VOD anyway.
What I hope to have though is an iPad "bed mount"!
What I hope to have though is an iPad "bed mount"!
Jan 21, 2011, 4:57 am
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I think everyone using the hotel internet to stream movies wiped out the available bandwidth in hotel internet.
Other industry reports indicated that the in-room, er, adult entertainment was very lucrative for a given property. I wonder how they plan to make up the revenue?
Other industry reports indicated that the in-room, er, adult entertainment was very lucrative for a given property. I wonder how they plan to make up the revenue?
Jan 21, 2011, 5:34 am
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Jan 21, 2011, 8:41 am
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it wasnt even good porn anyway
Seemed great when I was about 14!?
Seemed great when I was about 14!?
Jan 21, 2011, 1:48 pm
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Aww, one of my wife's favorite past times when we check into a Marriott is to check the adult movie listings for the absolutely insane titles some of those, "films" have. It's good for a laugh.
Jan 21, 2011, 2:05 pm
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The most amazing thing about the adult movies in hotel rooms is that they still show them, and charge so much, since nobody watches them! It's sort of like how do they afford the huge hotel resort buildings in Vegas since everybody "usually breaks even" on their gambling.
Jan 21, 2011, 3:49 pm
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Not that you ever watched the movies, right?
Actually, many hotels were quoted as saying that they receive a lot of additional income from the X-VOD movies.
The most amazing thing about the adult movies in hotel rooms is that they still show them, and charge so much, since nobody watches them! It's sort of like how do they afford the huge hotel resort buildings in Vegas since everybody "usually breaks even" on their gambling.
Jan 21, 2011, 3:58 pm
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Actually, many hotels were quoted as saying that they receive a lot of additional income from the X-VOD movies.
That was my point my fellow SacTown resident.
That was my point my fellow SacTown resident.
Jan 21, 2011, 6:01 pm
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Jan 22, 2011, 8:27 am
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Are they replacing it with escort service ? If it comes with 10 nights credit I would definitely approve it (foreign humor).
I think it's good that porn will no more be available on TV in Marriott rooms, and I would vote for removal of all VOD content, so that a possibility of wrong billing for these services (which I never use) would be eliminated.
I think it's good that porn will no more be available on TV in Marriott rooms, and I would vote for removal of all VOD content, so that a possibility of wrong billing for these services (which I never use) would be eliminated.