Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive March 2013 – Best Western International is pleased to present their latest openings. Property name BEST WESTERN Albemarle Inn Property location Albemarle, NC # of rooms 49 Conversion (from Hampton) Property name BEST WESTERN Shelby Inn & Suites Property location Shelby, MT # of rooms 74 New Build Property name BEST WESTERN Tolleson-Phoenix Hotel Property location Tolleson, AZ # of rooms 60 Conversion (from Sleep – N – Go Inn & Suites) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS West Akron Inn & Suites Property location Copley, OH # of rooms 52 Conversion (former Best Western) Property name BEST WESTERN PREMIER Grand Plaza Hotel and Convention Center (36164) Property location Toledo, OH # of rooms 241 Conversion (from Grand Plaza Hotel) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS Bayside Hotel (05711) Property location Oakland, CA # of rooms 81 Conversion (from Executive Inn & Suites) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS Silverdale Beach Hotel (48174) Property location Silverdale, WA # of rooms 151 Conversion (from Silverdale Hotel Resort) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS University Inn (36162) Property location Marion, OH # of rooms 60 Conversion (from Magnuson Hotel) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS Cutting Horse Inn & Suites (44681) Property location Weatherford, TX # of rooms 56 Conversion (from Comfort Suites) Property name BEST WESTERN PLUS Plant City Hotel (10396) Property location Plant City, FL # of rooms 60 Conversion (from Comfort Inn) ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Best Western International, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand made up of more than 4,000* BEST WESTERN®, BEST WESTERN PLUS® and BEST WESTERN PREMIER® hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Now celebrating 66 years of hospitality, Best Western welcomes hundreds of thousands of guests nightly. Best Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales, marketing and promotional support, and online and mobile booking capabilities. More than 14 million travelers are members of the brand’s award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. The brand’s partnerships with AAA/CAA, racecar driver Michael Waltrip, and Harley-Davidson® provide travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. Best Western in 2011 was named AAA’s and CAA’s Hotel Partner of the Year and bestwestern.com was named the 2011 Compuware Best of the Web Gold award winner. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com or www.bestwestern.dk * The figures are indicative and may vary.
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Also See: Best Western International Opens Ten New North America Properties in December 2012 / January 2013 Best Western International Welcomes the 135-room BEST WESTERN Hotel Svendborg in Denmark; Tom-Pelle Jensen Opening General Manager / January 2013 Best Western International Opens the 152-key BEST WESTERN PLUS Casino Royale, the Only Chain Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip; The Hotel is Owned by Thomas Elardi / December 2012 Best Western Names 2013 Board of Directors; Julie Montmaneix Elected as Chair of the Board / December 2012 Operated by Lotus Hotel, Inc., the 155-room BEST WESTERN PLUS Austin City Hotel Opens in Texas / December 2012 Owned and Operated by Jefferson Hospitality, the 112-room Best Western Denver Southwest in Colorado Launches Resort Remodel; To Focus on Regional Identity by Celebrating the Unique Paleontological History of the Dinosaur Ridge Area / December 2012 Best Western International Debuts in the Kingdom of Bahrain with the Opening of the 250-room BEST WESTERN PLUS The Olive / November 2012 Wendy Ferrill Promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Best Western International / October 2012 Best Western’s Global Expansion Continues With Opening of First Premiers in Australia and Russia; 146 Best Western Premiers Now in 34 Countries / July 2012 The 164-room BEST WESTERN PLUS Madison-Huntsville Hotel Opens in Madison, Alabama; The Hotel is Operated by Cathy Anderson and Owned by AFT Six, LLC / July 2012 The 41-key BEST WESTERN PLUS Park Avenue Hotel Opens in Leonardtown, Maryland, Owned by Savita Odhav / July 2012 The 50-key BEST WESTERN PLUS Walkerton East Ridge Hotel Opens in Ontario, Canada Owned by WERH Group / July 2012 The Best Western Plus Denver International Airport Inn & Suites Hotel Opens in Colorado; Completes the $1.5 Million Renovation and Rebranding of the Former Ramada Inn Denver International Airport / June 2012 Technology Meets In-Room Cleaning – Best Western Launches Advanced Cleaning Initiative; All North American Best Western Hotels to Begin Using Hospital Cleaning Technologies such as UV Wands, Black Lights and Clean Remotes / June 2012 The Best Western Plus Antioch Hotel & Suites of Lake County, Illinois Completes Re-Branding and Renovation / May 2012 Tim Cepek Named General Manager for the 68-room Antioch Hotel & Suites in Antioch, Illinois Currently Undergoing Renovation and Rebranding to BEST WESTERN PLUS Antioch Hotel & Suites / December 2011 Under New Ownership and Management, the 68-room Antioch Hotel & Suites in Antioch, Illinois Launches a Renovation and Rebranding to BEST WESTERN PLUS Antioch Hotel & Suites; Owned by New Midwest Hotels Antioch and Managed by Associated Hotels / October 2011 Best Western Introduces BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotels Worldwide / September 2011 Great Britain’s Best Western Changes Structure, Launches Three Hotel Tiers Throughout the U.K. as Part of Brand Enhancement Strategy / September 2011 The 970-room BEST WESTERN Vega Hotel & Convention Centre Opens in Moscow; Becomes the Largest Best Western Hotel in the World and the First in Russia / August 2011 The 82-room BEST WESTERN PREMIER KC Speedway Inn & Suites Opens in Kansas City, Kansas / August 2011 The 122-room BEST WESTERN PREMIER Prestige Oceanfront Resort Opens in Sooke, British Columbia / August 2011 Best Western International Opens the 258-room BEST WESTERN Hotel Causeway Bay in Hong Kong / July 2011 BEST WESTERN PLUS Flowers Hotel Opens in Moldova’s Capital City, Chisinau / June 2011 Best Western Coconut Waikiki in Hawaii, Managed by Aqua Hotels, has been Upgraded to a “BEST WESTERN PLUS” Hotel / May 2011 Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge and Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach, California Recognized as “Best Western Plus” Properties / March 2011 Best Western International Opens the 174-room BEST WESTERN PREMIER The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania / March 2011 Best Western Opens the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Miami International Airport Hotel and Suites, Florida’s First / January 2011 Best Western Opens the 200-room Best Western Premier Guro Hotel in Seoul, South Korea / December 2010 Best Western Opens the 62-room Best Western Coral Beach Hotel in Tanzania, the Fourth to Open in Africa This Year / December, 2010