This one is really getting up my nose. Why are hotels charging for the use of wireless networks. Last week in Finland I was forced to pay 15 Euros for 24 hours wireless connectivity. 15 Euros for 24 hours on the internet would not be so bad - but this was 24 hours from when you first logged on.

Its a rip off. It costs the hotels very little to provide a free service. Most people just want to be able to check their emails. Hotel prices in European cities are already quite high enough without imposing extra charges. its like booking a hotel room and then having to pay 15 euros for 24 hour s for a bed.

Lets start a campaign - at the very least we can swap names of hotels which provide free internet access. Here is my first - the Hotel Dedeman in Istanbul. Not the most beautiful hotel in the world and the beer is grossly overpriced but there is free ethernet access in every room. I did not have an ethernet cable with me and the hotel reception gave me one for free. Right on.