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By China at 9:55 AM

Planning trips can be really complicated now that we have so many things to do and so many options to explore. From choosing a hotel to stay in to the activities planned out for your stay, you can get pretty overwhelmed. While the internet has made everything accessible to you in a split second, it is hard to know exactly what you are getting from a picture and whether or not the site maker is being truthful, especially when you are traveling further away, like outside of the country. While looking at hotels in Berlin, I came across the Hotel Fontane Berlin. It seemed to be located in a great spot, with many activities to participate in close by, but to someone who may be planning a trip from miles and miles away, you need more detail than “central location”. Thankfully this particular website goes in to great detail about their facilities and gives you entertainment ideas. This Hotel Berlin is equipped with a tennis court, fitness center, spa and several other facilities. I love when websites give you particulars as opposed to saying “workout facility” this website, along with many others I have seen more recently specify the particular activity, like tennis courts and points out places for hiking. This is great if you are trying to keep in shape and are looking for a hotel that can accommodate that need. This hotel obviously understands, but I feel like sometimes businesses or hotels for example do not completely grasp the impact of technology and internet has on consumers. When looking at a hotel website, I want to see pictures from every angle, I also want to know directions (maybe a link to MapQuest), and also activities both at the hotel and around. Anything that can make my trip better and is easily accessible to learn online is great. People today do not want to spend time calling around hotels to ask specific questions like is my pet allowed, or what type of workout facility do you have? They want to be able to click a button and see right away what you have and what you don't. If that is not listed on your website, I know I would pass it up most likely, that is just how people are today. So making things easily accessible and getting the information out there for the client is key for traveling businesses to thrive now.