Fewer hotels are offering free breakfasts, more are charging for late cancellations, and more are offering free in-room wireless Internet access. Ironically, the more you pay for your room, the less likely you are to get free Wi-Fi.

Those are some of the findings from a recent survey of 10,000 hotels conducted by Smith Travel Research for the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Wireless Internet access is offered by 91 percent of hotels, up 35 percent from four years ago, according to the survey.

Only 15 percent of hotels charge for Internet access, down from 18 percent in 2006 and 22 percent in 2004. But charges for Internet access were most common at more expensive properties, with three-fourths of luxury hotels and 91 percent of "upper upscale" hotels charging guests to access the Net from their rooms.

Thirty-five percent of the hotels that responded to the survey also offer iPod docking stations in their rooms.

Nearly three-fourths offer a computer in the lobby for guest use, though economy hotels are least likely to offer this service.

Fifty-nine percent offer a complimentary breakfast, down 9 percentage points from 2006.

Forty-seven percent have swimming pools, and 58 percent have outdoor swimming pools.

Forty-three percent said they have flat-screen TVs in guest rooms, and 57 percent said they upgraded bedding packages in the past year. Eighty-two percent offer a refrigerator in rooms, up from 68 percent in 2006.

The number of hotels offering vegetarian menus rose to 48 percent, up 16 percentage points, while the number offering "healthy menu" options rose to 66 percent, up 15 points.

Nearly 40 percent said all of their rooms are nonsmoking.

In terms of rates, 67 percent of respondents offer weekend special rates, up 8 percentage points from 2006, while the percentage that charge for late cancellation rose 8 percentage points to 82 percent. Fifty-six percent said their properties allow pets, but 61 percent charge extra for the service.

Associated Press

DISNEYLAND

New attraction is back to the future

The picture phones are gone, and, upon further reflection, maybe the all-plastic walls weren't such a good idea. But Disneyland's latest version of the House of the Future will be crammed full of the coolest gadgets the folks at Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard can dream up.

Now called the Innoventions Dream House, the 5,000-square-foot exhibit is located next to Space Mountain in Tomorrowland. If the building looks familiar, it's because over the years it was home to the G.E. Carousel of Progress, America Sings and Innoventions.

In the $15 million collaboration between Disneyland, several high-tech firms and home builder Taylor Morrison, individual family members - and even the family dog - are recognized by sensors as soon as they step through the front door, and the house's lighting, temperature and even artwork are adjusted accordingly.

The kitchen countertop recognizes items as they are set on it and helps prepare shopping lists. In the teenage daughter's room, a "magic mirror" lets her virtually try on any outfit in her closet. The entertainment room features a 100-inch flat-panel TV.

"It's both high-tech and high-touch," said Greg Atkins, the attraction's writer and director.

Presumably the Innovations Dream Home will be as prescient as the old Monsanto House of the Future, which featured devices straight out of science fiction: a microwave oven and a flat-panel TV.

The plastic walls never caught on, but they were certainly durable: When Disneyland tried to knock the house down in 1967, the wrecking ball just bounced off. Workers had to cut it apart piece by piece with chain saws.

- John Flinn

WORLD TRAVEL WATCH

China reopens Tibet to foreign tourists

Now that the Olympic torch has passed through Lhasa, Chinese authorities have reopened Tibet to foreign tourists, saying the torch's successful journey has shown that Tibet is stable enough for foreign visitors. Officials closed Tibet to all tourists after anti-Chinese riots broke out in Lhasa March 14, but allowed domestic tourists back in on April 23 and tourists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan on May 1.

Australia: From snakes to crocodiles to sharks to jellyfish, Australia's reputation for creatures that can sicken or kill is well known, but the effects of a recent spider bite on an Englishman emphasizes the importance of seeking immediate treatment if you do not know what bit you. Last month a Londoner on vacation in the Northern Territory was bitten on the knee by a spider near Alice Springs. Weeks later, he is in danger of losing a kidney because the bite, from either a male brown tree spider or a female redback spider (similar to a black widow), appears to have caused a growth on his kidney and produced symptoms of dizziness and nausea. Bites from either spider can cause renal problems.

Bermuda: An American man learned the folly of taking marijuana with him on vacation, especially when traveling abroad, when a sniffer dog alerted police to drugs in his cabin on a cruise ship in Bermuda. Inside, police found six grams of marijuana that the man admitted was his. A week later, a judge accepted his guilty plea and fined him $2,500, payable immediately. In many other countries, the sentence could have been a long prison term.

Peru: The U.S. Embassy in Lima has received reports of numerous petty thefts occurring in five-star hotels and prominent restaurants in the capital city. Criminals working together dress up and act as guests to infiltrate conferences and special events where they steal purses, laptops, cell phones and other valuables while attendees are distracted. It is not surprising for guests to let their guard down when they feel they are in a secure environment, and these gangs understand that and make the most of their opportunities.

Scotland: A surge of pickpocketing by a gang of thieves that allegedly was not from Scotland occurred in Edinburgh's central city in recent days, with some 30 thefts reported in Princes Street, Lawnmarket, Waverley Bridge, High Street and Cockburn Street. The incidents prompted police to send in special units to curb the crime, and they arrested five suspects. But the city is especially busy at this time of year with tourists from many countries and pickpocketing cannot be ruled out, despite police success.

For updates and further advisories, call the State Department at (888) 407-4747 or visit travel.state.gov.

- Larry Habegger