Best Western International, Inc.

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Best Western Taps Gotham For N. America Ads
HotelsMag.com | 31 days 23 hours 40 minutes ago
“It’s all about market share this year, and we were very impressed with Gotham’s command of our business,” said Dorothy Dowling, Best Western’s senior vice president of marketing and sales. “These are smart folks who will bring a strategic point of view to our creative.”


Best Western Outpaces Industry in 2009 Despite Recession; World's Largest Hotel Chain Sets Sites on Growing Market Share in 2010, 2011 Through Improved Customer Service and Harnessing Diversity as Strength
HotelsMag.com | 7 days 26 minutes ago
More than 2,000 hoteliers from across the United States and Canada gathered in Phoenix in late October for Best Western International's North American Convention to recap 2009 and preview 2010.


Choice, Expedia Return To Negotiating Table
HotelsMag.com | 24 days 23 hours 7 minutes ago
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Best Western Renews Partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for Seventh NASCAR Season
HotelsMag.com | 7 days 25 minutes ago
Best Western International, the World's Largest Hotel Chain , has extended its partnership with one of NASCAR's most popular teams, Michael Waltrip Racing, for the 2010 NASCAR season, the hotel chain announced today.


Best Western joins the AIR MILES(R) Reward Program
HotelsMag.com | 32 days 1 hour 12 minutes ago
Best Western International is pleased to announce it has joined the AIR MILES Reward Program as a Sponsor. Beginning today, Best Western will offer its Best Western Rewards member AIR MILES reward miles for every qualified stay at any Best Western hotel in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean Islands.


Conrad N. Hilton College's Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor Inducts Best Western Founder M.K. Guertin and Houston-based Restaurateurs Pappas Brothers
Hospitality Net | 32 days 4 hours 38 minutes ago
Some of the biggest names in the hospitality industry were among the 250 guests who gathered at the Conrad N. Hilton College as the Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor inducted four new members. Entering the Hall of Honor are the late M.K. Guertin, founder of Best Western, and Chris, Harris and the late Greg Pappas who turned a third-generation family business into one of the most successful dining enterprises in the country.


David Kong Inducted As AHLA Chairman
Hotel Interactive | 13 days 23 hours 5 minutes ago
AHLA Centennial Celebration Launched by Best Western PresidentCEO


David Kong Inducted as 2010 AH&LA Chair
Hotel News Resource | 12 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago
During his inaugural speech last night at New York's Waldorf=Astoria hotel, American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) incoming chair David Kong, president/CEO of Best Western International, told an audience of industry leaders that his priorities lie in using the collective power of the industry players to emerge stronger and better in 2010. The evening was also the kick-off to a year-long celebration of AH&LA's centennial (1910-2010).


More Than Half of People Traveling With Pets Frustrated by Lack of Pet-Friendly Accommodations, AAA and Best Western Survey Says
HotelsMag.com | 24 days 23 hours 2 minutes ago
AAA PetBook offers guidance and a chance to make your pet famous -- Enter photo contest sponsored by Best Western by Nov. 30


Penske Truck Rental and Best Western Offer Hotel Discount
HotelsMag.com | 35 days 1 hour 37 minutes ago
Penske Truck Rental and Best Western have formed an exclusive partnership to provide do-it-yourself movers with a 10 percent discount for hotel stays in North America. Best Western customers can also receive a 10 percent discount for Penske moving truck rentals.


Nancy Johnson Elected Incoming AHLA SecretaryTreasurer
Hotel Interactive | 13 days 23 hours 5 minutes ago
Carlson Executive to be Association Chair in


Europe new car registrations rise 11.2% in October - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 5 hours 52 minutes ago
Registrations increased 11.2% to 1.26 million in October from the same period a year ago, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ACEA reported.


Magnuson Hotels reservation revenue soars 36% with online giants Sidestep, Kayak
Hospitality Net | 33 days 3 hours 7 minutes ago
Magnuson Hotels, the world s largest independent hotel group, announced today a 36% reservation revenue increase 2009 year to date, driven in large part by expanded global distribution through online giants Sidestep & Kayak.


Western National to Buy Titan Property
InsuranceNewsNet | 6 days 23 hours 6 minutes ago
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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