Originally Posted by Lefty33
The Marriott procedures for newspapers differ by brands.
At RI's you are not entitled to a WSJ. The property, if they even want to carry WSJ, can order as few as 10.
And USA today can also be ordered as few as 10 but ideally you will see at least 25 so that the property can get a cheaper price per paper from USA Today.
The below is the RI newspaper standard.
Newspapers
Complimentary newspapers must be available for guests for the duration of complimentary breakfast each morning, SEVEN days a week. Both a local paper and a national newspaper are required.
USA Today is the required national newspaper. A minimum of 10 copies are required in the gatehouse. (Note: To get the Marriott price offered by USA Today, a minimum of 25 copies are required.)
Canadian hotels are exempt from the USA Today standard due to delivery time issues.
Additional national newspapers are permitted (i.e., Wall Street Journal).
The below is the CY newspaper standard.
Delivery
A copy of USA Today must be delivered to all occupied rooms Monday through Friday.
The Wall Street Journal must be available to guest at the front desk or in the restaurant area. Hotels must order a minimum of 10% of the total room count each day, Monday through Friday.
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Tertiary Markets
In tertiary markets, or where USA Today is delivered late, an alternate local paper must be delivered to rooms Monday through Friday.
Thanks...where did you locate this information?
Ordering only enough copies for 10% of the rooms would seem to conflict with the concept of have a copy "reserved" for me. If you only order for 10% of the rooms, then the hold notion of a "reserved" copy is a farce.