Best Western International, Inc.

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PRNewswire | 20 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago
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RSC Reports 3Q09 Results, Provides 4Q09 Outlook and Increases FY09 Free Cash Flow Outlook [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 14 hours 31 minutes ago
RSC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RRR), one of the largest equipment rental providers in North America, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.


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America Decides Winners of Shell V-Power(R) 'Fuel My Passion' Contest & Sweepstakes [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 14 hours 53 minutes ago
HOUSTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- What does a Kentucky dad with a family van and a California VW Baja racer have in common? They're among five grand prize winners of the Shell V-Power(R) "Fuel My Passion" Contest & Sweepstakes following a nationwide vote.


Media too quick to scorn 'erratic' leaders
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 37 days 16 hours 45 minutes ago
Clearly, if one were to believe much of the western media--as well as their own governments--leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez are international pariahs, supposedly shunned by most of the global community because of their alleged destabilizing policies and actions.


UDR Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 36 days 14 hours 35 minutes ago
UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced its third quarter 2009 results.


Noront Resources announces historic formation of First Nations Advisory Council [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 41 days 2 hours 46 minutes ago
TORONTO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company")


Paladin Energy Ltd: Quarterly Activities Report for Period Ending-30 September 2009 [Press Release]
MarketWire | 26 days 19 hours ago
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/29/09 -- Paladin Energy Ltd ("Paladin" or "the Company") (TSX: PDN)(ASX: PDN) is pleased to provide its Quarterly Activities Report for the three month period ended 30 September, 2009.


B2Gold Corp. Corporate Update [Press Release]
MarketWire | 20 days 14 hours 15 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/09 -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) ("B2Gold" or the "Company"), announces the following update in the affairs of the Company, including:


AT&T Enhances Wireless Coverage at Boston Logan International Airport [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 15 hours 25 minutes ago
...at Boston Logan International Airport Investment...at Boston Logan International Airport by upgrading...s coverage in western Massachusetts or...affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT...Inc. AT&T Inc. is a premier communications...network and the best wireless coverage...


CANARIE Invests Millions More in Cutting-Edge Canadian Research [Press Release]
MarketWire | 42 days 18 hours 26 minutes ago
BANFF, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/13/09 --


Zacks Earnings Preview: Eastman Chemical, E.I. DuPont, T. Rowe Price, Western Digital and SuperValu [Press Release]
Business Wire | 36 days 13 hours 36 minutes ago
Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN), E.I. DuPont (NYSE: DD), T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW), Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and SuperValu (NYSE: SVU).


Governor General to Invest 35 Recipients Into the Order of Canada [Press Release]
MarketWire | 25 days 13 hours 22 minutes ago
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/30/09 -- Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 10 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on three Companions, 11 Officers and 21 Members.


Hillsborough and Vitol Execute Definitive Arrangement Agreement [Press Release]
MarketWire | 23 days 4 hours 38 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/01/09 -- Hillsborough Resources Limited (TSX: HLB) ("Hillsborough" or the "Company") and Vitol Anker International B.V. ("Vitol"), a member of the Vitol Group, announced today that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") providing for the acquisition by Vitol of all of Hillsborough's issued and outstanding common shares (the "Hillsborough Shares") and 10% convertible debentures due and payable i...


Hypercom Steps Up Payment Card Industry s Attack on Card Data Fraud to Protect Businesses Globally [Press Release]
Business Wire | 29 days 12 hours 8 minutes ago
Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced key initiatives to step up the payment card industry’s ability to attack payment card data fraud. Effective immediately, the Company is bringing its Asia-Pacific-based EFTSec Server™ payment data encryption technology to North America, Latin America and Europe, teaming with Voltage Security, Inc. to deliver highly innovative and scalable cryptographic technology, and forming a global data protection business unit to address customer-specific se...





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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