Best Western International, Inc.
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Best Western Taps Gotham For N. America Ads
HotelsMag.com | 16 days 21 hours 1 minute 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.”
Choice, Expedia Return To Negotiating Table
HotelsMag.com | 9 days 20 hours 28 minutes ago
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J/Brice Design International, US Hotel Design Giant Moves into a Palace for a Saudi Sheik on the Red Sea [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 17 hours 3 minutes ago
...Brice Design International, Inc. (www.jbricedesign...properties, Marriott International/Renaissance Hotels, Best Western and Holiday Inn...Hampton Inn, Trump International Beach Resorts and...International, Inc.,+1-781...
More Than Half of People Traveling With Pets Frustrated by Lack of Pet-Friendly Accommodations, AAA and Best Western Survey Says
HotelsMag.com | 9 days 20 hours 23 minutes ago
AAA PetBook offers guidance and a chance to make your pet famous -- Enter photo contest sponsored by Best Western by Nov. 30
More Than Half of People Traveling With Pets Frustrated by Lack of Pet
InsuranceNewsNet | 9 days 20 hours 13 minutes ago
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Best Western joins the AIR MILES(R) Reward Program
HotelsMag.com | 16 days 22 hours 33 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 | 17 days 1 hour 59 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.
Penske Truck Rental and Best Western Offer Hotel Discount
HotelsMag.com | 19 days 22 hours 58 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.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Pays Tribute to Dealers for Outstanding Customer Service [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the recipients of the annual ProMasters Service Awards. The award serves to recognize dealers who provide their customers with exceptional technical support and customer service. This year, 79 dealers from the US, Latin and South America, and the Caribbean were recognized with either the ProMasters Service Award or the Top Achievement Award. The awards program was developed seventeen years ago with the aim of motivating and ensuri...
Gaming Standards Association to Have Strong Presence at SAGSE and Asian Gaming Regulation and Investment Summit [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 45 days 22 hours 32 minutes ago
...Penn National Gaming, Inc.; Scientific Games...Shuffle Master, Inc.(SHFL); SIQ...Technologies (TACT); UNLV International Gaming Institute; Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.; WCLC Sask VLT Division; Western Money Systems and Zest...
G2S Protocol Authorized by New South Wales Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 73 days 22 hours 33 minutes ago
...Penn National Gaming, Inc.; Scientific Games...Shuffle Master, Inc.(SHFL); SIQ...Technologies (TACT); UNLV International Gaming Institute; Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.; WCLC Sask VLT Division and Western Money Systems. For...
Merc Intersects 12.97 Grams Gold Per Tonne Over 3.0 Metres-Significantly Expands New Gold Zone and Extends Mineralization North-East of the Horseshoe Zone [Press Release]
MarketWire | 11 days 19 hours 50 minutes ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/27/09 -- Merc International Minerals Inc. ("Merc") (TSX VENTURE: MRK) is pleased to report results on seven new drillholes from its ongoing gold resource expansion program at the Damoti Lake Gold Project, Northwest Territories. All holes have returned multiple gold intersections, significantly expanding the continuity of mineralization throughout the north-eastern portion of the Horseshoe Zone. In addition, a new intersection at depth in hole D09-387 (4...
Critical Alerts for Intel, Hartford Financial, Mosaic, International Paper, and Western Digital Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 2 minutes ago
...Financial, Mosaic, International Paper, and Western Digital Released by...Financial Services Group Inc. , Mosaic Co. , International Paper Co. , and Western Digital Corp. . ...our clients make the best possible investment...
AMERCO Declares Preferred Stock Dividend [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 14 hours 5 minutes ago
...company of U-Haul International, Inc. and other companies...company of U-Haul International, Inc., North America...Company, Republic Western Insurance Company and...Haul has been the best choice for the do...
AMERCO Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 9 hours 41 minutes ago
RENO, Nev., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERCO
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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 |