BT Openzone this week announced the launch of an international Wi-Fi travel voucher system, giving travelers access to a worldwide network for a fixed per-minute cost, 500 minutes for £28 (5.6p per minute) in the US and for £40 (8p per minute) in Europe.

"More than ever before, the building blocks are in place to provide widespread coverage and cheaper calls for those who want to call home or access the Internet when abroad using Wi-Fi," says BT Openzone general manager Chris Bruce. "The international travel voucher makes business travel simple, convenient and hassle-free."

The vouchers come in two versions. BT Openzone 500 Europe covers France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Denmark - and BT Openzone Americas 500 covers the US, Canada, Brazil and Argentina. The biggest problem? The Europe voucher expires two weeks after the first login, and the US voucher gives you just seven days.

More here from ZDNet UK ... more here from thinkbroadband ... more here from IT Week ... and the press release is here.