Best Western News
Best Western Premier Hotel Opens in Solo
Best Western International has launched its luxury brand - Best Western Premier - in Indonesia, with the opening of the Best Western Premier Hotel Solo.
Hotel guests turn loyalty points into cash to help Haiti earthquake victims
Guests at Best Western - the UK’s biggest independent hotel group - have been handing over their loyalty points in their thousands in the last few days in a bid to help the aid effort on the devastated Caribbean island.
Best Western Opens First Hotel in Laos
Best Western has opened its first hotel in Laos. Enjoying a prime location in the capital city Vientiane, it is the first property in the chain’s plans for a network of hotels around the beautiful country.
Best Western launches its latest Best Western Premier in Pattaya, Thailand
Best Western Premier Signature Pattaya - the newest property in Best Western International’s luxury collection, ‘Best Western Premier’ - is opening its doors in Thailand’s long popular seaside tourist resort.
Best Western Introduces iPhone App, Chain’s First in Series of Mobile Applications
Best Western International has introduced its mobile offerings with the unveiling of its free iPhone application, titled “Best Western to Go.”
Clearwater Grand Hotel and Suites joins world’s largest hotel chain
Best Western International announces the addition of the Best Western Clearwater Grand Hotel and Suites, located at 20967 U.S. Highway 19 North in Clearwater, Fla. Owned by Pure Water Hotel Group, the hotel offers 146 guest rooms including 32 suites.
Cornelia Inn join World’s largest hotel chain
Best Western International announces the addition of the Best Western Cornelia Inn, located at 1105 Highway 441 Business in Cornelia, Ga. Owned by Shrerjee Hotels 1 LCC and managed by Growth Properties, the hotel offers 60 guest rooms.
Best Western Makes the Same Expedia Choice?
Hotel News Now has an interesting story describing the recent Best Western owners meeting. According to the story, Dorothy Dowling, Best Western’s SVP of Marketing and Sales asked the members in attendance if they would be willing to join Choice in the fight against Expedia by pulling their hotels from the site.
Best Western opens first Maldives spa hotel
Best Western is marking its expansion across Asia and the Middle East with a new spa hotel in Maldives.The extensively rebranded Best Western Madoogali Resort and Spa, its first property on the islands, is located on its own island, North Ari Atoll, 48 miles west of the Maldives’ capital of Male. The hotel features 56 exclusive palm-thatched chalets, designed to blend in naturally with the surrounding environment.
Best Western ready for Doha opening
Best Western is preparing to open its first hotel in Doha, Qatar. The Best Western Doha Seef Hotel is scheduled to open next month, in June 2009.
Best Western debuts Atrea brand
The first Best Western Atrea hotel, an upper midscale prototype designed to attract business travelers, has opened its doors in San Antonio.
Best Western plots Middle East expansion
Best Western has announced a strategic plan to expand into the Persian Gulf Region, with 25 hotels targeted within 2010. The group recently signed its first two properties in The Middle East. The 320-room Best Western Premier Dhow Palace Hotel and the 222-rooms Best Western Premier Creek Hotel. Both hotels are located in Bur Dubai and are scheduled to open in May 2009.