HITEC 2007– almost there!

Hi everyone and welcome back.

HITEC 2007 is right around the corner now, and it’s just incredible how busy and excited we all are to be exhibiting once again. From taking care of the booth set-up/logistics, to contacting all of our current/potential customers, to revamping our marketing material (and of course, making plans to go to Walt Disney World), the weeks have just flown by!

This year, NewspaperDirect will be exhibiting in booth #215. This show has been very successful for us in the past, and with our recent success of Hotel ND Press, we expect that this year will be our best one yet. I, for one, am very excited about attending the show and meeting current and prospective clients. Attending the conference with me will be my friend and colleague, Johanie Marcoux.

Since the launch of our new online ND Press registration, we’ve provided free trials and paid subscriptions to hundreds of luxury hotels worldwide. Now that hoteliers can trial and register for the service directly through our website, Johanie and I are very enthusiastic about creating trials and upgrading hoteliers to paid subscriptions on-the-spot. With live demonstrations on how to use ND Press, hoteliers will have the opportunity to ask the right questions, and then sign up for an ND Press subscription for their respective properties.

Over the next few days, we will be getting in touch with attending hoteliers to invite them to our booth. If we miss you, we would love to have you come and visit us anyways! The map for the Orange County Convention Centre will give you the exact location of where booth #215 is. If you prefer, you are welcome to get in touch with us as well, and we would be happy to arrange a meeting with you to talk about ND Press. For your convenience, I have included our contact details below:

Sandeep Kambo
Email: sandeepk@newspaperdirect.com

Johanie Marcoux
Email: johaniem@newspaperdirect.com

Have a wonderful day and we look forward to meeting all of you at HITEC this year!

Sandeep

Hotel ND Press — Now Online!

Hello everyone and welcome back to NewspaperDirect Concierge.

When we originally began providing daily worldwide newspapers to hoteliers around the world, we offered a PC-based program called ND PrintStation. As the only out-of-market solution of its kind, the feature-rich ND PrintStation was perfect for hoteliers that wanted an all-encompassing newspaper amenity for their guests.

Wanting to be the preferred newspaper solution for hoteliers worldwide, in 2005 we developed ND Press as a simpler, web-based newspaper solution. A new way of delivering our newspaper service to hotels, ND Press is easy to install, use and manage for the hotelier, and also doesn’t require any new hardware purchases.

Thanks to all of the feedback we received from our subscribers, we recently made some exciting new changes to ND Press. ND Press now offers more flexible pricing and subscription options, and can be implemented in subscription increments of 3, 6 and 12 month periods. Subscribers also have the option to choose the number of copies they want to print for the duration of their term.

What’s even more exciting is that hotels and resorts can now trial and purchase ND Press directly through our website. Once the online registration is complete, the subscriber can immediately start printing from a selection of over 500 newspapers from around the world.

Printing newspapers is very simple. With the new login credentials, the subscriber can access our digital distribution network and download the required newspapers in PDF format. Working in conjunction with our proprietary software, PressReader™, newspapers can then be laser-printed on 11×17, or A3, size paper, double-sided. We have made our solution very easy to implement – click here to find out more about our system requirements.

In addition to the simple online subscription and free trial period, ND Press also offers the following:

• Order and print from over 500 same-day worldwide newspapers for your guests
• Web-based service is available 24-hours a day
• Personalize each newspaper to include your guest’s name and room number
• Print on any standard duplex printer/multifunction machine, compatible with 11×17/A3 size paper
• Receive the look, feel and content of the original newspaper
• Newspapers are available on our network on the same day they are distributed in the hometown
• Manually or automatically download and print preferred newspapers, directly on-site
• Technical Support Team is available 24-hours a day

With a rapidly expanding global presence, it is definitely worth your time to find out how ND Press could become a beneficial addition to your property. Sign up for the free trial and enjoy printing from over 500 newspapers worldwide.

And if you have any questions or comments, we would love to hear from you! Please feel free to leave us a message in the comments section below, and we will happily respond to you as soon as possible.

Enjoy your free trial!

Over 500 daily newspapers from around the world… and FREE trials!

Hello everyone… and welcome to NewspaperDirect’s hospitality blog! We have developed this blog to be used as a support tool for all of our current and future valued customers.  

Our Print-on-Demand product, ND Press, is a comprehensive newspaper solution which enables hoteliers to provide guests with same-day out-of-market newspapers from around the world. With hundreds of leading hotels worldwide already using our service, ND Press has become an exciting, easy-to-use newspaper solution that has helped create higher levels of guest satisfaction and make guests feel “right at home”.

  

 So how does it work?

We ensure that each and every of the 500+ newspapers in our distribution network are the most recent editions available on the market. Each newspaper is available on our distribution network on the same day it is released in the home country. What’s more, the newspapers come with the original content and formatting, and have the look and feel of a real newspaper.  

Providing guests with their favorite hometown newspapers is very simple and cost effective. Each of our subscribers is provided with a unique user ID to our digital distribution site, where they can download and print any available out-of-market newspaper for their guests, 24-hours a day. Hotels are always looking for new ways to go above and beyond for their guests, and with hundreds of newspapers from countries all over the world, printing a newspaper on-site, and on-demand, will truly create a more memorable hotel experience for each guest.  

Just a few examples of how some hotels have integrated ND Press into their hotel:       

• At the reservations desk, guests can pre-order and be welcomed by their favorite newspapers, 24-hours a day.

• In the restaurant, guests can now read while they wait for their order, and also enjoy their daily news with their meal.

•  During events, conferences and meetings, hotel staff can provide distinguished guests with their favorite newspapers as they enter the meeting facilities.

•  Enhance in-room and VIP services by personally delivering newspapers to private guest rooms.  

• Customize newspapers to include each guest’s name and room number, or, include a personal message from the hotel.  

Please click  here  to view our product brochure, or go to the Resources section. 

A few of our valued subscribers…

Today, there are hundreds of top hotels and resorts worldwide that believe in the value of our service, and have implemented ND Press as a staple amenity within the property. In addition, we have been successful at the chain level, and have installed our newspaper solution in multiple properties at highly reputable brands, such as:

• InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

• Shangri-la Hotels & Resorts 

•  Orco Hotel Collection 

Click here to find out more about our key installations and current titles, or go to the Resources section. 

So what does all this mean?

Each guest deserves the very best, and providing them with all of the conveniences they would have received at home is what sets apart the highest ranking hotels and resorts. As an amenity service provider, our goal is to help you fulfill every guest’s needs by presenting a tangible solution –- the hard-copy same-day newspapers of choice from your guest’s hometown. We welcome you to try our product for free, and see how easy and convenient it is to have an ND Press installation in your property. 

Have a spectacular day!

Welcome!

Hello everyone!

This blog has been specifically designed to assist and educate our valued subscribers about our Print-on-Demand product, ND Press.

Since this blog is for all of you in the hospitality industry, we would really appreciate your feedback. If you have any comments, questions, tips or tricks, please feel free to send us a quick note and we will be sure to post the information on our blog.

We will be introducing NewspaperDirect’s blog very soon, and will be posting an entry on the first and third weeks of each month… please stay tuned!