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2009-06-17T15:19:00.009+01:00

A selection of advertisers from a few of our kiosks in UK hotels.

2009-06-03T15:00:00.034+01:00

These adverts are form kiosk in hotels in Brighton, London, Birmingham,Liverpool, Leeds, Bradford, York and Glasgow.

New Portuguese Advertisers

2009-06-03T14:48:00.014+01:00

All these adverts will go under different categories on all three kiosks in Portugal.

Portugal

2009-06-03T14:41:00.007+01:00

COMBINING LEISURE WITH TECHNOLOGY

2009-05-13T14:12:00.006+01:00

Anyone who has travelled and stayed in a hotel in any busy town or city will realise how important it is to quickly recognise where everything is outside the hotel, particularly if they do not know the area or country.
Ask AMI provides a state-of-the-art touch screen kiosk to help guests orientate themselves in an unknown area and find essential information easily and quickly.
At the touch of a button guests can discover local restaurants, bars, casinos, clubs, shops, attractions, tours, taxis, limos, valeters, pharmacies, car hire, florists, health and beauty services, in fact pretty much everything they would possibly need whilst staying in a hotel - even a shoe repairer and tarot reader!
Complementing concierge this service is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is normally situated in the main foyer area of a hotel.
Lefteris joined the company in October last year and has expanded his business to 6 kiosks in separate hotel locations. His first kiosk has developed quickly to include over 60 advertisers, including brand names such as Versace, Guess and Calvin Klein. Each of his kiosks, with its many advertisers, now generates Lefteris a regular and ongoing income and he has even more kiosks planned for the future.
The business can be developed on a part-time or full-time basis and simply requires good communication skills from the franchisee and can be operated from home using only a telephone and computer to start earning money.
Philip R. Smith-Lawrence, MD, is quick to point out. "This business is ideal for someone looking to start something different and exciting with a low investment level. No experience is required as we provide full training and support and ideally you should have some sales and marketing experience."
For further information on this opportunity in the UK and overseas contact:- 0161 240 2060 or psl@askami.co.uk.

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Portugal

2009-05-13T11:07:00.009+01:00

The kiosks have now been delivered to the hotels in Portugal, safe and sound.

The advertisers are now rolling for the kiosks in Portugal and as you can see I have attached a selection.

I have aslo added an image of one of the kiosks that has been delivered to a hotel in Portugal by askami.co.uk.

I am back after a busy period.

2009-05-13T11:02:00.003+01:00

THE CONCEPT
Advanced Media InformationAdvanced Media Information (AMI) provides hotels and other public outlets throughout the United Kingdom with access to touch screen technology allowing hotel guests unlimited information on things to do, places to visit, shops, restaurants, pubs, places of interest etc., within the local area. All AMI kiosks are multilingual and easy to use, providing hotels with a ready made state of the art information service to complement "concierge" and in-room information.
THE COMPANY
Operating from prestigious premises in Salford Quays, Manchester, Advanced Media Information Ltd (AMI) has developed a team of hardworking entrepreneurs and successful business individuals. Advanced Media Information Ltd has kiosks in approximately 70 major hotels across the UK, Southern Ireland, Cyprus and Portugal.
BENEFITS TO A HOTEL

· A NEW information service to complement the Concierge and "in room" information.
· Attractive, stylish kiosks
· Easy to understand touch screen design
· No keyboards or internet access
· Compliant for those disabled
· Multi-lingual
· FREE installation
· FREE design and marketing
· FREE kiosk (subject to the hotel reaching the standards and approval of AMI)

BENEFITS OF ADVERTISING WITH AMI
Very competitively priced, our rates represent a very attractive proposition to potential advertisers and an alternative method of marketing. Imagine being given the opportunity to promote your business or service in the foyer of one of the premier hotels within your local area, benefiting from the many thousands of visitors or business individuals that visit the hotel each and every week; just ask yourself the question, "can you as a local business or service afford not to advertise?" Here are just some of the many businesses who could benefit from this service:- Shopping - ladies wear, menswear, shoes, children's wear, designer outlets, jewelers, etc. Dining- restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets etc. Services - car hire, car valeting, limo hire, dry cleaning, chemists, child minders etc. Attractions - museums, football grounds, art galleries, cinemas, theatres, bowling, theme parks, amusements arcades, go karting, windsurfing etc.
AMI KIOSKS
AMI Touch Screen kiosks are designed with simplicity and practicality in mind. Stylish and easy to use each kiosk offers maximum impact for any hotel/outlet irrespective of shape or size. Each kiosk includes FREE delivery and installation by qualified engineers with minimum disruption.
THE FRANCHISEE
The Franchisee will establish a small office that can be run from home and have access to the internet and telephone. The Franchisee will oversee the running of a minimum of 3 Kiosks within hotels in their local area. These outlets will be established by the Franchisor and become the responsibility of the appointed Franchisees. The Role of the Franchisee will be to promote advertisers on the Kiosks, liaise with the hotels and process and check all paperwork submitted by the Customers. It is envisaged that the Franchisee will build a team of dedicated individuals and establish highly profitable AMI kiosks within their designated hotels.
ILLUSTRATION OF POTENTIAL EARNINGS
The following figures are for illustrative purposes only and cannot be relied upon when assessing the business opportunity. The figures may vary based on individual performances. Generally advertisers pay a £135 + Vat artwork and programming set-up charge and single screen advertising prices start from £520 + Vat per annum which may be paid in 12 easy monthly standing order instalments of £43.33 + Vat. The Franchisee receives £100 + Vat from the artwork charge and 70% of the advertising cost generated by the Franchisee. Assuming a Franchisee receives 3 sited Kiosks and assuming each Kiosk has just 50 Advertisers.50 x £100 Artwork x 3 Kiosks = £15,000 p.a.50 x £30.33 Ad (70%) = £1,516.50 x 3 Kiosks =£4,549.50 per mth x 12 = £54,594 p.a. That's a total of £69,594 per annum on just 3 Kiosks with just 50 Advertisers. Assuming a Franchisee receives 3 sited Kiosks and assuming each Kiosk has 200 Advertisers.200 x £100 Artwork x 3 Kiosks = £60,000 p.a.200 x £30.33 Ad (70%) = £6,066 x 3 Kiosks = £18,198 per mth x 12 = £218,376 p.a.That's a total of £278,376 per annum on just 3 Kiosks with 200 Advertisers.

Askami.co.uk Cyprus

2009-03-17T11:39:00.009Z

As Managing Director of Advanced Media Information Limited http://www.askami.co.uk/ I am delighted with the progress of Cyprus and the newly appointed Master Licensor Lefteris.
The first kiosk was delivered recently to the Grande Resort Hotel in Limassol and already there are over 30 advertisers generating in excess of 30,000 Euros in revenue in just a few short weeks with many more advertisers planned to go on the kiosk. Some of the advertisers include large brand names such as Versace, Guess, Calvin Klein and even the Bank of Cyprus Culture Institute which you are able to see on http://www.askami.co.uk/ Other kiosks have already been ordered for three more prestigious hotels on the island and it seems that Lefteris’ business is going from strength to strength.
Later this year two new franchisees will be joining Lefteris as Sharon and Derek semi-retire to Cyprus in order to start their AskAMI.co.uk business on the island. They can’t wait and find the business so easy to adapt and earn them money away from the standard and traditional methods of working in a bar or taverna.
Sharon explains “everyone staying at a major hotel in Cyprus needs to know where the local bars, shops, chemists, doctors and restaurants are located, as well as information on tours, diving, money exchange, taxis, car hire, archaeological sites etc., and this concept works so well over there that we just can’t wait to get started. The business is not difficult to run, the product speaks for itself, and it is really well received by hotels, concierge, guests and advertisers.”
If you are interested in running an AskAMI.co.uk franchise from Advanced Media Information Limited, either in the UK or abroad then please contact the company via their web site http://www.askami.co.uk/ or email us at info@askami.co.uk or me Philip.R.Smith-Lawrence at psl@askami.co.uk

Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre

2009-03-17T11:11:00.011Z

Advanced Media Information Limited, http://www.askami.co.uk/

The Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, London Kensington has undergone a major refurbishment to its meeting and events facilities.
The Conference Centre incorporates a contemporary Eastern design based on the Ying-Yang philosophy of the five natural elements fire, water, earth, wood and gold. The use of natural materials and water features, excite the senses while creating a feeling of space and harmony.
The suite names (Sentosa, Orchard, Changi, Marina and Jurong) compliment the design and are derived from landmarks within Singapore and its Islands, parks and nature reserves. Sentosa (meaning peace and tranquility) is one of the largest conference rooms, and is named after a beautiful tropical island resort and Nature Park situated minutes from the City of Singapore.
Orchard, the other largest banqueting space imitates the famous ‘Orchard Road’ in Singapore, the equivalent of London’s ‘Bond Street’. Renowned for its luxury shopping, restaurants and buzzing environment, the interior design of the Orchard suite reflects the eventful theme. The design has been done on a grand scale with opulent chandeliers and colourful art installations creating a theatre like presence.
Orchard and Sentosa now offer improved facilities which include: 10mb SDSL broadband, Wi-Fi with ethernet ports, new VDUs, screening facilities and intelligent lighting, complimented by a contemporary food and beverage menu. 17,000 sq.ft of event and meetings space has been refurbished at a total cost of £3 million.
“Our aim through the refurbishment is to offer our clients a varied choice of spaces to hold a ceremony or a glittering champagne reception, guests can now opt for a more traditional English style function room or a contemporary Eastern design,” says Andrew Tan, Director of the Millennium Conference Centre.
143 standard bedrooms have been renovated at a cost of £2 million in conjunction with the conference centre project. These rooms have an emphasis on simplicity and design with the look and feel of a modern home, using natural colours to encourage the guests to enjoy the calm and peace of the space. All rooms have high-speed Internet access, modern bathrooms with art deco fixtures and the latest in entertainment systems.
The Millennium Conference Centre is based within the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in the heart of Kensington, just south of Hyde Park and in close proximity to many of London’s major attractions including the Natural History, Victoria & Albert, Science Museums, Royal Albert Hall and Kensington Palace.

This modern, four-star deluxe hotel is located in the heart of Kensington - less than a minutes walk from Gloucester Road underground station. The hotel offers an understated elegance with a relaxed environment and friendly, whilst discreet level of service. Hyde Park, Kensington Palace and Gardens, The Royal Albert Hall, The Natural History Museum, Science and Victoria & Albert Museums as well as Earl’s Court and Olympia Exhibition Centres are a short walk away.

With its diverse mix of international restaurants and relaxing bars the Millennium Bailey's and Millennium Gloucester Hotel's can cater to many tastes, by offering the finest of world cuisine. As a guest, staying either at the Millennium Gloucester or Millennium Bailey's we would be able to cross charge your bill from any of the above restaurants/bars to your room accoun

Olives Restaurant & Bar is a favourite place to meet and eat. Stylish and authentic.
Special Offer: Murder Mystery Night for only £35 per person on 19th March 2009.

Bugis Street Brasserie is the hugely popular, modern Cantonese Singaporean bistro, serving delightful dishes from the Far East.

Humphrey's Cafe & Bar is a great place to relax and enjoy refreshing drinks, delicious coffees and light meals

Bombay Brasserie is renowned the world over; widely regarded as London's premier restaurant for Indian cuisine.
Book online http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/

South West 7 serves a sumptuous buffet breakfast which appeals to both Asian and Western palates. South West 7 also can be transformed into a private function room for up to 200 people.

Welcome to the Millennium Conference Centre
Millennium Conference Centre, in total 1,600m² of meeting and event space has been carefully re- designed and upgraded. Our aim through the refurbishment is to offer our clients a varied choice of spaces to hold a business conference, award ceremony or a glittering champagne reception, guests can now opt for a more traditional English style function room or a contemporary Eastern design.
Come and see us on stand D30 at the RSVP 09 , Business Design Centre, 1-2 April 2009.

Corporate Meetings & Events
With over 25 versatile function rooms and boardrooms to choose from, we are sure to have the ideal space available for your corporate meeting or event. All our rooms offer the latest AV technology and our dedicated meeting and event team can help plan everything from a company induction day to a general business meeting.

Wedding, Private & Social Events
Whether you're celebrating a Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday or Bar Mitzvah, we have a wide range of function spaces for you to choose from. For a sleek and stylish Wedding ceremony, why not consider our Conservatory, with its magnificent glass structure enhanced by up-lit palm trees. Or if it is a more contemporary setting for your wedding, our Sentosa suite will provide your guests with a relaxing and serene experience. While our resident Chefs specialise in Modern European and Oriental cuisines.

Having stayed at the hotel I can highly recommend it as my current favourite hotel. That said I have yet to visits the hotels in Cyprus, Portugal and France!

Regards,

Philip.R.Smith-Lawrence.

Advanced Media Information Limited

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A sample of advertisers on the Grand Resort Hotel Cyprus kiosk.

2009-03-17T10:43:00.010Z

Advanced Media Information Limited http://www.askami.co.uk/ sample of advertisers.

If you want more info on advertising please contact me Philip.R.Smith-Lawrence at info@askami.co.uk

The Grand Resort Hotel Cyprus.

2009-03-17T10:25:00.010Z

At Advanced Media Information Limited http://www.askami.co.uk/ we like to let you know which hotels have our Digital Touchscreen Information Kiosks in their foyers and today the focus is on the Grand Resort Hotel Cyprus.

What awaits you?
The newly renovated GrandResort (formely known as Hawaii Grand Hotel & Resort) is among the finest five star hotels in Cyprus set in beautifully landscaped tropical gardens, on a superb beach side location in the exclusive Amathus area of Limassol. An exceptionally grand and elegant hotel about 11 km from Limassol town center, the luxurious GrandResort offers an impressive range of facilities and an unrivalled standard of personal service and sheer comfort. An attractive indoor atrium lined with impressive hanging gardens and lavish furnishings is a delightful feature, while the magnificent grounds include a tranquil free-form outdoor swimming pool on the edge of a sandy beach near the ancient kingdom of Amathus.
The hotel offers superior accommodation with quality amenities and first class service. On arrival in their rooms our guests are greeted with refreshing towels and wine. Each of our 255 elegant en-suite individual rooms and suites is spacious and decorated in relaxing soothing pastel tones. All are fully air-conditioned and have furnished private balconies with a flowerbed – the vast majority with panoramic views over the sea and the pool. Other facilities include an electronic key system, minibar, individual safe deposit box, radio/ music system, international direct dial telephone, full length mirrors, individually controlled central heating or air-conditioning, remote control color T.V. – with satellite, local and pay-TV programs, Play Station, tea & coffee making facilities, bathrobes and slippers. In all Guest rooms we offer Internet access through an Ethernet cable. We also offer wireless access in all public areas, pool area, meeting rooms and lobby area at a small charge.
The relaxed, elegant environment extends throughout the reception and lobby areas to the hotel’s restaurants, which represent a diverse choice of gourmet eating. The Salaminia, Anthea, Kohili Restaurant, Kyoshi Teppan Yaki, Kyoshi Sushi Bar, Ethnic Lounge Bar, Kyma Restaurant and the Aloha Pool Bar are renowned for their exquisite cuisine and impeccable service. The food matches the mood – from sumptuous breakfast and luncheon buffets to lavish à la carte and table d’hôte dinner menus. The buffet theme nights are inspired by the local and international cuisine with imaginative salads, mouthwatering main dishes, irresistible home-baked cakes and patisserie. Regular live entertainment every night of the week enhances this spirit of excellence.
The elegantly styled Tycoons Bar and exquisite Ethnic Lounge & Bar overlook the sea and are fashionable meeting places for cocktails, aperitifs, sumptuous afternoon teas and after dinner drinks. A warm atmosphere and live piano music are the perfect accompaniment to the inspired concoctions of our resident barman.
The hotel is set in over 20,000 square meters of beautifully landscaped garden with exotic trees and sub-tropical plants, which extend right down to the seashore. There is a free-form fresh water swimming pool and children’s pool and a heated indoor swimming pool. Waiter service is always available from the poolside Aloha Bar, which serves a tempting menu of long coolers, freshly squeezed juices, snacks and ices throughout the day.
The fully renovated Wellness Center & SPA is well equipped to meet the demands of even the most dedicated fitness fanatic with a fully equipped gym, saunas, hydromassage, steam baths, solarium, spa treatments, massage rooms and beauty salon. Sports’ enthusiasts are also well catered for with a floodlit "Astrocourt" tennis court, table tennis, a full size snooker table, games room, a wide range of water sports down on the beach and a children’s playground. Let us pamper you in our unique newly renovated SPA.
The hotel also has its own shopping arcade with a jewellery shop, unisex hairdressers, boutique and a gift – news agency shop.
The GrandResort is rightfully proud of its unparalleled conference and incentive facilities, which include one of the largest hotel-based congress halls on the island. The Grand Hall can be partitioned to accommodate meetings of up to 1,200 delegates, while it is designed to serve as an elegant function and banqueting room or as an impressive exhibition hall. This dedicated conference center includes a full exclusive board room and syndicate facilities. State of the art features include a full range of audiovisual equipment, a modern business center and experienced technical and secretarial support. We also have executive meeting rooms, the Onissilos, Tefkros and Evagoras, that can accommodate from 24 to 100 delegates.
Special complimentary benefits include a free bottle of the GrandResort wine in the room on arrival, a free bottle of local champagne, fruits and flowers for all honeymoon couples in their room n arrival, a free bottle of local champagne in rooms and a free birthday cake in the restaurant for birthday celebrations, free cake for wedding anniversaries, free use of tennis court and gym, free beach towels and free sun beds and umbrellas.

The next hotel profile will be the Grand Villa Real Italia in Portugal.

Regards

Philip.R.Smith-Lawrence

Advanced Media Information Limited

http://www.askami.co.uk/

How often have you stayed in a hotel?

2009-03-09T08:35:00.017Z

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I understand that the question is a rather sweeping statement so I should ask it again but this time with more substance, "Have you ever stayed in a hotel and decided to explore the area outside of the hotel, for a meal or just a quite pint down at one of the local pubs but you don't know were to go?"

At AskAmi.co.uk we provide touchscreen information kiosks that are situated in hotel foyers to help the hotel guests find were the local restaurants and pubs, amongst other businesses, are located. There are many information categories on the kiosks and each kiosks has a number of the categories created specifically to compliment the area local to the hotel. However there are a number of common categories across all the kiosks, Restaurants, Bars & Clubs, Hairdressers, Health & Beauty, Sports & Leisure,Florists and Limo Hire amongst others. There can be up to 60 main categories and sub categories on any one kiosk as we find that hotel guests prefer the restaurants section broken down into sub categories representing the main cultural food groups, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Oriental, Modern Contemporary, Traditional English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and speciality foods such as Mongolian. There is also normally a category for Takeaways as not everybody likes to dine out all the time. The AskAmi.co.uk kiosk categories vary from hotel kiosk to hotel kiosk but we do try and meet the information requirement needs of the hotel guests.

Sunday and still working!

2009-03-01T17:39:00.006Z

AskAmi is a franchise business and we are always looking for people to join us in running their own franchise business under the umbrella of a fast growing company with a great product.

You will receive full training and support in your business including help with recruiting sales people, you may have seen our recruitment adverts on some of the better known recruitment websites.

Our franchise selection process begins with a chat with us so you can find out more about the business and we can gauge if you are suited to franchising and just as importantly, for you and AskAmi if you are suited to an AskAmi franchise.
Take control of your business future and call us for an informal chat on 0161-240-2060.

Phil Smith-Lawrence.

Welcome to AskAmi.co.uk

2009-02-21T12:43:00.006Z

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Philip.R.Smith-Lawrence, the Managing Director of Advanced Media Information Limited, AskAmi.co.uk, and along with the team here we supply the touchscreen kiosks, create the applications and sell,via our network of European Master Licensees,European and UK based Franchisees, advertising space on our digital information kiosks situated in the foyers of world's hotels. The hotels are supplied the kiosks free of charge and Askami.co.uk provides all the advertising updates and the maintenance for the kiosks.

We currently have in excess of 31 kiosks in place in hotels and 25 kiosks in the production phase.