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CHICAGO—High-speed wireless Internet access is coming to nearly all of Hyatt Corp.’s 200-plus hotels and resorts by 2005, under a deal announced Thursday by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and T-Mobile USA Inc.

The technology, known as Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity, lets computer users within a few hundred feet share a high-speed Internet connection. Since being introduced in the late 1990s, the technology has caught on in coffee shops, college campuses and airports.

“This furthers Hyatt’s position as a premium, global brand and industry leader,” said Tom O’Toole, senior vice president of strategy and systems for Hyatt.

Wi-Fi will be available in the lobby and select guest rooms at most Hyatt hotels by the end of 2004, officials for the Chicago-based hotel company said.

Hyatt’s wireless access won’t be free. Guests can expect to pay $9.99 a day—unless they’re already subscribers to T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi service, in which case there will be no extra charge. Those who only subscribe to the company’s cellphone service will also have to pay extra.

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