GROW YOUR BUSINESS

NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE is one of the few ways to make sure your advertising dollar brings direct results.
Its the most effective way to reach visitors - and grow your business. We have the numbers to prove it.

• $349,035 from 5,406 tables using NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE discounts at the Crescent CIty Brewhouse -
  an average of about 465 tables a month.
• Audubon Nature Institute which operates three of Louisiana’s top tourist attractions, has been a
  successful partner with NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE for over 15 years. As attractions have been added,
  our participation in NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE has grown and continued to be one of the top producers
  of all our programs aimed at the tourists market.
• It’s the best way to grow your business.

11 Million Visitors (Pre-Katrina)
With our distinctive boxes in more than 100 hotels, visitor centers, rental car agencies, convention sites -
we reach over 11 million visitors a year. See our Distribution page for the complete list.

Where do the Visitors Want to Go?

• The French Quarter
• The Riverfront
• Jackson Square
• Harrah’s
• The Aquarium of the Americas
• City Park
• National D-Day Museum
• Audubon Park

We Love Concierges
Exciting, fun parties especially for hotel concierges give them first-hand knowledge of our clients locations. They have a good time, and then they recommend your business to their guests. We also survey concierges about what they want from us, and about the latest developments in tourism in the region. That’s why our clients are always on top of the trends.

AFFORDABLE

NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE brings a measurable return of up to 30 times your investment.

• Because NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE is in more than 100 hotels, visitor sites and other attractions, our clients think of it as a sales staff of more than 100, presenting their businesses to thousands of visitors every day.
• Membership is only $350 per month, plus the cost of printing your Business Profile cards.
• Listing on www.alanet.com, our popular website, is free to members.

The Right Price for the Right Places
NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE is a bargain for any advertiser. Our clients reflect the spectrum of what visitors to New Orleans love to do. According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, that includes (in order of popularity)

• Restaurants
  
• Shopping
  
• Entertainment and Recreation
• Bars and Nightclubs

Year Round advertising
NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE is always available to visitors - unlike a 30-second television commercial or newspaper ad for one day. Many visitors even keep the cards as souvenirs.

NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE clients know the value of continuing contact, because visitors choose to see the city in all seasons.

UNIQUE

NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE captures the thrill of America’s most European city in an elegant, small display delivering one big marketing wallop. The NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE display

• is prominently positioned in hotel and visitor sites.
• contains 40 business-sized cards with over $300 per person in discounts for the city’s favorite restaurants and attractions.
• has clean lines and is clutter-free.
• carries exclusivity and impressive value.
• is popular with concierges and visitors all over town.

Our Profile Card is A Proven Success
NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE features a single fold business card format with valuable discounts the guests are more likely to use, leading to measurable, bottom-line results.

We design the Profile Card for your business with:

• attractive professional cover design
• logo
• effective message
• a map, in most cases
• a discount offer

We print 20,000 of them, and stock your card regularly in over 100 hotels, visitor centers, rental car agencies, convention sites. We reach more than 11 millions visitors annually.

Surf New Orleans
Surf NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE on the internet through www.neworleansalacarde.com or www.alanet.com. We extend the excitement of New Orleans - and the discounts on our clients’ offerings - to people who are still the planning stages of their visits. Surveys show that most visitors to New Orleans plan ahead, more than they do with other cities. Through www.neworleansalacarde.com or www.alanet.com, you become part of their plans.

We Give You New Orleans - Your Way
Through New Orleans Pour Vous, we provide custom trip planning and event services. When you and your clients need to know about the special capabilities all over the city, just ask. We’re seventh-generation New Orleanians!

THE RIGHT CARD

Own your won unique Profile Card featuring your business, which we present to the growing tourism industry as one of New Orleans finest experiences - each card adds value to the New Orleans experience. Your Profile Card makes your business attractive and accessible to the visiting guest, with a professionally designed cover, an appealing sales message, an easy-to-read map (in most cases), an exciting value offer, and extensive distribution to visitors.

The Display
Our elegant, modular display contains 40 single fold business-sized cards worth over $300 per person in discounts for the city’s favorite restaurants and attractions. Its clean lines, manageable size, and clutter free concept make it a favorite for hotel concierges. Your membership includes an exclusive spot in the NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE display. Our guests see it, use it and use it again. And there's lagniappe. You enjoy free promotion on our website too: www.alanet.com

The Service
Our staff keeps all our displays filled on a regular basis. They also visit Concierges, updating them about the benefit’s of your business so they can make recommendations to guest who are hungry for the New Orleans experience. We give our concierges the opportunity to experience our clients first-hand, through special events just for them.

The Options
NEW ORLEANS A LA CARDE also sponsors a Locals Favorites card, featuring off-the-beaten-path favorites that make a visit so memorable, and The Sound of New Orleans card, with hard-to-find live music offerings. Want more information about our other products? Just Ask.

LOCALS’ FAVORITE

Local Favorite is our most popular card - with our clients and visitors to New Orleans. It’s a small package with a big value. Packed into each card is more than $100 in restaurant and merchandise discounts for visitors who want to experience the REAL New Orleans.

Low Cost
Your business can become a Locals Favorite for only $35 a month.

Proven Results
We make it easy for you to track the number of people who visit your business because of the Locals Favorite card. You’ll soon see that a very small investment carries a very big payoff.

Think of the Locals Favorite card as a sales staff of more than 100 presenting your business to thousands of visitors everyday.

SOUNDS OF NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans means music. Whether it’s jazz, cajun, zydeco, bluegrass, country, rhythm & blues, rock & roll, delta blues, gospel or classical. More than 11 million visitors every year want to hear the best sounds the city has to offer - yet they don’t know how to find you.

Finding the Best
To know where to go, those visitors will pick up The Sounds of New Orleans, presented exclusively in more than 100 hotels and other venues. Packed into one two-inch by four-inch card are more than $100 in music and club discounts for visitors who want to hear the REAL New Orleans.

Reaching the Market
We distribute over 100,000 Sounds of New Orleans cards to more than 100 hotels and other outlets every year.

We make it easy for you to track the number of people who visit your business because of The Sounds of New Orleans card. You’ll soon see that a very small investment carries a very big payoff.

Think of The Sounds of New Orleans as a sales staff of more than 100 presenting your music to thousands of visitors each day.