Say Cheese!

Now, how many of you can say that you have an autographed picture of President George Bush?

A few days ago, my colleague Johanie received a package of high-importance from The White House. Grinning from ear-to-ear, she ripped open the bubble wrap and found the picture and a short note thanking her for all of her support during the President’s June visit to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Working with the US Embassy in Bulgaria, NewspaperDirect was able to provide the President and his delegation with daily newspapers from the United States. Johanie’s support made it possible for the Embassy to print titles such as USA Today and The Washington Post, and deliver them every morning in time for breakfast.

In addition to President Bush, NewspaperDirect has also provided its services to dignitaries all around the world including the Prime Minister of Canada and the Queen of England.

Needless to say, we were very quick to celebrate our warm compliments from the White House. Don’t you just love surprises??

Cheers,

Sandeep

HITEC 2007 – the end of a great show

Hi everyone,

Johanie and I are currently in Orlando and just recently wrapped everything up for the end of HITEC. I have to admit, this has been a very exciting tradeshow for us! By the end of the three days, we had spoken to many representatives from the finest properties from around the world— many of whom are very interested in learning more about ND Press.

What was even more exciting is that we also officially announced our online subscription portal for ND Press. Since we initially launched the online subscription in March 2007, over 100 luxury hotels and resorts have registered for our service via the portal.

Needless to say, we are very happy with the progress we have made, and expect that our participation at HITEC will attract even more potential ND Press subscribers.

And, since Konica Minolta’s Orlando office generously donated a printer to our booth for the show, we even managed to print some hometown newspapers for many of our booth visitors!

If you are looking for more information on the official release of ND Press’ online subscription portal, please visit out website to view the press release.

Now I can finally enjoy Florida’s beautiful weather! 

Sandeep

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

New relationships- NewspaperDirect and Leading Hotels of the World

Hi everyone, 

As some of you may have already heard — and as we are very pleased to announce — NewspaperDirect has been selected by Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) to join its elite collection of vendor companies, the Leading Services and Products Network (LSPN). If you would like to read our official Press Release, please click here. 

Over the past 7 years, some of LHW’s finest properties have had great success in providing our digital newspaper services to their guests, including:        

• The Setai

• Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai

• The Shilla Seoul

• The Baltschug Kempinski Moscow

• Langham Hotel Auckland

• Hotel Astoria

• Donbass Palace Hotel

So how did we become a member? As more LHW member properties began to implement our services, we realized that this could turn into an opportunity for us. In the fall of 2006, we decided to take the leap and apply for membership with LSPN. Since LHW selects only the very best, you can imagine how thrilled we all were when we had officially been accepted as a new member.  

We have to admit, we have definitely been taking advantage of our membership benefits. We recently attended LHW’s Sales and Marketing Conference in Stockholm, and this trip has turned out to be great for NewspaperDirect. Many of the attendees enjoyed  hearing about ND Press, and thought it would be an excellent addition to their respective properties.  

As you’ve probably guessed, we will be getting in touch with each and every member of LHW to personally introduce our company and our services. However, if you are a member hotel, and want to learn more about our services, we encourage you to register for a free trial and we would be happy to speak to you about the special ND Press benefits you will receive for being a member of Leading Hotels of the World.  

Thanks for welcoming us as a new member, and have a fabulous day! 

NewspaperDirect and Swisscom– making your stay just a little more comfortable

NewspaperDirect and Swisscom have paired up to provide hotel guests with the latest in-room technology. NewspaperDirect’s online product, PressDisplay.com, the world’s largest online newspaper kiosk, is now available through Swisscom’s exciting new Hospitality Internet service, Room 2.0. 

From a selection of hundreds of worldwide titles, with Room 2.0, guests will be able to read digital replicas of their favorite daily newspapers right on their screens, and even download them to their PC. Over the next few months, Swisscom will aggressively be rolling out this exciting new service to their partner hotels within Europe and North America.    

So how will hoteliers benefit from this? In an effort to provide their guests with the ultimate in guest amenities, hoteliers with Swisscom’s internet services can now provide their guests with printed AND online versions of their favorite hometown titles.

To view our official press release, please click here.

Our 500th title—now available for printing

Hi everyone,

We are very happy to announce that NewspaperDirect has officially released its 500th newspaper title, for digital Print-on-Demand distribution. The Straits Times, a highly respected and influential title from Singapore, was officially added to our network at the end of April. With this exciting new addition, hoteliers now have more expanded options in providing their guests with prominent out-of-market Asian newspapers.

In addition to The Straits Times, valued hotel guests are constantly asking for some of the world’s leading titles, including the USA Today, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, International Herald Tribune, Le Figaro, Corriere della Sera, Yomiuri Shimbun, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

What’s really exciting for hoteliers is that they are now able to take the art of “concierge services” to a whole new level. Making the guest feel welcome is highly important for hoteliers, and sometimes, meeting their expectations is just as simple as providing them with their daily hometown newspapers. With the recent development of our online registration site, Hotel ND Press, more and more hoteliers are beginning to see the value of offering the service, and are subscribing online for their free trials.

Since many of you already have a subscription or trial to ND Press, we would really appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Please feel free to post a comment, below, or email us at hospitality@newspaperdirect.com.

Cheers!

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!