Y! Music and Sheraton Hotels: This (could be) Huge!

On January 9th, Yahoo! officially hopped into bed with Sheraton Hotels in a ground-breaking partnership which brings free internet and a lot more to the weary traveler.

We’re starting small, first trying this program out in 4 hotels. Sheraton guests in these lucky flagships will have lobby lounges decked out with Yahoo! branded internet stations and have access to free wireless in their rooms.

The default home page when browsing in the hotel will be act as a “virtual concierge”. They will be hotel-specific, offering local news, weather, tourist information, and a lot more relevant info for guests.

The best part, however, is the access guests get to special Yahoo! trial offers. Standing far above the crowd of offers is the 1 month free trial to critically acclaimed, much celebrated Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Guests also will be able to score 1 month free trials to Yahoo! Games, Finance, Briefcase, and Mail Plus.

Check out the Yahoo! Link @ Sheraton hotel-specific home pages in our first 4 hotels, San Diego, Stamford, CT, Boston, New York City. (Sorry, you won’t be able to get the free trials at these pages unless you have a special code from Sheraton)

As you can see, we’re bringing more to the table than just free Wi-Fi. Here’s hoping this starts a successful movement.

Michael Cowan
Yahoo! Music