Wouldn’t you agree? Of course you wouldn’t! Probably because if your boss finds you reading a holiday blog instead of sending out that important e-mail to the client, he’ll let out every bit of spite held up in him. 

 

The machines are taking over the world faster than we can imagine. It’s not in a manner where they will develop a super human intelligence and rebel against us but one where they start controlling everything you do. Think about it! You get an email from a client and you stop doing everything else just to read it. It’s like you lose the ability to multi task. Computers and hand held devices are slowly but steadily replacing our ability to think. 

 

Christian literature has always condemned the 7 deadly sins and man has always tried to live a life of abstinence. But I still think a worthy edition to the list of the condemned would be the Blackberry. And since all the rules are meant to be broken, those who sin will look to a holiday to save them. 

 

It has become a necessity for the working man to take at least one holiday a year sans the handheld. People often forget that the reason they work is so that they can enjoy life. A fortnight spent with the loved ones does a body good. But yet we fail to acknowledge this. Hotels all over the world today have understood this and adapted themselves for their guests. With world class amenities, sumptuous cuisine and panoramic views there’s something more that’s on the platter with most hotels well equipped with conference rooms, wireless internet, and teleconferencing facilities. 

 

Suddenly you feel endowed with the ability to multi task, by managing your family and work at the same time. You can lay by the beach or enjoy a sensual massage with your spouse, and then attend a company meeting at the same hotel, play with children as you indulge in adventure sports followed by a video conference call with a client half way across the world and sum up the day by checking all your emails preceded by a delectable  dinner.

 

Hotels are no longer a mere holiday destination, but have now become a hot spot for the corporate giants. Today the jet setters of the corporate sector look to hotels as a meeting destination. It provides an environment where one feels relaxed and yet focused enough to get the job done. The best technology in the world is at the command of the guests. From communication centers well equipped with the best computers, lightning fast internet , web cameras, printers and scanners, to conference rooms avec projectors and video conferencing abilities, hotels today have it all. And yet they stay true to the purpose of providing respite to the guests with comfortable rooms, rejuvenating spas and of course the ‘icing on the cake’ - Room Service.

 

So the next time you feel your fingers responding only to the keys on your computers and your reflexes acting up only to the vibration on your Blackberry, plan a holiday and break your routine with some new experiences.