Like in the USA where for decades the Gideons placed free Bibles in hotels organisations in Thailand put Buddhist books.
The one I saw a few years back was a Mahayana one from a Japanese organisation and had little relation to Dhamma.
I stayed at the airport hotel in Bangkok 2 days ago and the one they had looked more promising. Written by a woman with over 30 years teaching vipassana so it said.
However:
How about for those free distribution Buddhist books which cannot be circulated or no one wants anymore, we put in our local hotels?
One only needs a 10 page booklet. The dhammas can be very deep and profound with just a little. The Best of The Dhammapada would be a good candidate. I just made that title up. I doubt it exists or if a “best” collection could be decided on. However, it is a good idea. There are several that could count. I bet a list of 20-or 30 verses could be collected and get a consensus.
A quick google seems to show that a booklet like I’m suggesting does not exist or is easy to find. “Dhammapada Selections” did find something even with that title. I think this could be reduced to 25 pages.