Best Western International, Inc.
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CNN | 42 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
When Best Western bills Angela Williams-McGill twice for the same night, she incurs a bank overdraft fee and then waits months for a refund. But the hotel never pays her back, and all she has to show for her efforts is a claim number. Is there anything she could have done to prevent this? And what about the refund?
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MarketWire | 7 days 14 hours 52 minutes ago
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Groupworks Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter Results as Well as Board Changes [Press Release]
MarketWire | 6 hours 39 minutes ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/24/09 -- Groupworks Financial Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GWC) ("Groupworks" or the "Company") announces its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended August 31, 2009 along with certain changes at the Board of Directors resulting from Corporate Governance Committee recommendations in connection with Groupworks' strategic plan.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Best Western International, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Mid-Priced Hotels & Motels |
| Website: | http://www.bestwestern.com |
Western hospitality has really spread. Begun in 1946 by hotelier M. K. Guertin and named for its California origins, Best Western has more than 4,000 independently owned and operated hotels (including 2,200-plus in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean), making it the world's largest hotel brand (by number of rooms). Hotels sport its flag in about 80 countries and territories; Australia and the UK have the most outside the US. The company has about 100 Best Western Premier branded hotels in Asia and Europe, which offer a higher level of amenities and services. Best Western is organized as a not-for-profit membership association, with most of its sales coming from monthly fees and annual dues.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 220.9 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 7.5 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -3 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 1,134 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 5.4 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | November |