[stevem]

USA Today is not a newspaper.

I must agree. It's torture that a traveler must endure because "multi-star" hotels insist on littering corridors with them. It would be interesting to discover how much of the vaunted circulation is along those lines.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I've made it a practice to tell the hotels where I stay to NOT give me a free USA Today. The damn things still are a hidden part of my bill at checkout, tho.

[skinkinthegrass]

It would be interesting to discover how much of the vaunted circulation is along those lines.

...excellent point!...that said, Our local Fishwrapper, Lexington Herald Leader, has launched a sub. drive...I told them "Where To Go/Put, That G*D Awful Rag." on the phone/@ Kroger.

[commish]

Actually when I am on business I like getting USA TODAY. The Sports section is absolutely top notch, and the weather map comes in handy.

Plus if the bathroom has no TP, I can use The front Page to wipe with -- or I can read the "news" and Op-Ed page for a laugh.

[Dave W]

One-third of USA Today's sales are at hotels. They are all paid for by the hotels. In fact, USA Today is the number one amenity at hotels that people are looking for and it is the number one complaint at such hotels if for some reason the papers are not there.

Furthermore, Fairmont, Ritz and Four Seasons all purchase the paper for their monied guests and in those palaces of luxury, the paper is expected to hung on the door.

The hotel industry has taken multiple surveys over the years and USA Today beats out The NYT and The WSJ by very large margins as the paper of preference, even in the luxury hotels.

Further, you may be interested to know that the average subscribers and frequent readers (3 times a week) household income is over $100,000.

[HP8753]

I must agree. It's torture that a traveler must endure because "multi-star" hotels insist on littering corridors with them. It would be interesting to discover how much of the vaunted circulation is along those lines.

Kinda like TIME & NEWSWEEK,If it wasn't for Doctors and Dentists subscribing for something to litter their offices with those two pieces of Liberal Crap would have probably withered away.