Best Western International, Inc.
News and overview for Best Western International, Inc.
Best Western Appoints VRX Studios Preferred Supplier [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 175 days 5 hours 34 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - VRX Worldwide Inc.
Showcase Business Centers, Inc. Partners With Best Western International, Inc. to Provide Business Center Services [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 166 days 1 hour 30 minutes ago
TORRANCE, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Showcase Business Centers, Inc. (Showcase), a leader in providing comprehensive business center services to the hospitality marketplace, announced today that it has been named an endorsed supplier for the Best Western International brand of hotels and lodging facilities.
HotelPlanner.com Clients Receive Double Rewards When Booking Best Western Hotels. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 61 days 20 hours 28 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- HotelPlanner.com and Best Western International, Inc. have united to provide their clients with superior rebates when booking group reservations through HotelPlanner.com. HotelPlanner.com is one of the largest online group providers for Best Western Hotels contracting thousands of groups worldwide at their hotels every month.
Hotels and Accommodations in the United States 2008 Highlights The Leading Companies In The Market [Press Release]
Business Wire | 42 days 9 hours 23 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5c3d11/hotels_and_accommo) has announced the addition of the "Hotels and Accommodations in the United States 2008" report to their offering.
Noted ...July 31, 2008; Page B11
Wall Street Journal, The | 124 days 20 hours 24 minutes ago
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Inc. (Phoenix) -- Mark Straszynski was named chief financial officer for this hotel company. Mr. Straszynski succeeds interim CFO Ron Borges, who remains managing director of finance. Mr. Straszynski, 36 years old, was corporate controller and treasurer at United Plastics Group Inc.
McAfee Redesigns Tools in Fight Against Malicious Software
Wall Street Journal, The | 85 days 22 hours 28 minutes ago
McAfee Inc. is overhauling its security software to more rapidly identify malicious computer files, a technology shift that reflects a widening recognition that more needs to be done to stop cybercriminals.
Best Western Offers Race Fans the Chance for a 'Suite' Experience [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 470 days 7 hours 19 minutes ago
PHOENIX, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Western, the Official Hotel of NASCAR(R), will give race fans the opportunity to experience the "lap" of luxury through a special sweepstakes.
Microsoft Broadens Availability of Engagement Mapping Reporting Tool to All Atlas Clients [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 71 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has extended the beta availability of Engagement ROI, its digital advertising campaign performance reporting and optimization product based on the Engagement Mapping method, to all Atlas clients. Engagement Mapping conversion reporting is updated daily in the Atlas Media Console, giving Atlas customers a more complete view of where and how users interact with online ads across the various online tou...
Best Western Aims to Win Hearts of Business Guests - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal, The | 377 days 20 hours 53 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Best Western International Inc. aims to be a new competitor in lodging for business travel with a new prototype dubbed Atria.
Hotel Profits May Lose Altitude
Wall Street Journal, The | 181 days 19 hours 53 minutes ago
Airlines are cutting back capacity, and that spells bad news for hotels, which rely on folks jetting from place to place.
Pegasus Solutions Names Michael H. Kistner CEO [Press Release]
Business Wire | 175 days 7 hours 40 minutes ago
Pegasus Solutions today announced it has named chief operating officer, Michael H. Kistner, as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Kistner, 51, who has spent his entire career in the travel services industry, succeeds John Davis, 55, who has chosen this time to pursue other opportunities, following Pegasus’ successful launch of the market-leading RezView® NG reservation system.
Road Reduction
Wall Street Journal, The | 260 days 19 hours 41 minutes ago
Travel is a hefty expense for small businesses with employees who are frequently on the road. But there's some good news: It's getting easier to shave the costs.
Microsoft Announces New Reporting Standard for Digital Campaign Performance: Engagement Mapping [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 281 days 5 hours 51 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced Engagement Mapping, a new approach to managing and measuring the effectiveness of online campaigns that goes beyond the current "last ad clicked" standard. For the last decade, virtually all ad campaign reporting methodologies associate sales, leads and Web traffic simply to the last click or ad exposure. Engagement Mapping takes into account for the first time all the various online touchpoints and interact...
Storied Inn of Chicago Reopens as Stylish Boutique Hotel Following Extensive Remodel and Redesign [Press Release]
Business Wire | 495 days 11 hours 21 minutes ago
The 357-room Inn of Chicago, the landmark Ohio Street property a half-block from Michigan Avenue's famed Magnificent Mile, has been reborn following a comprehensive, $6-million interior renovation designed to blend the classic 1928 property with contemporary, boutique-hotel elegance and re-establish it as one of the city's premier business and leisure destinations.
Best Western opens for business on city s East Side
American City Business Journals | 13 days 1 hour 52 minutes ago
Best Western International Inc. has opened a new hotel property in San Antonio. The new Best Western San Antonio East Inn and Suites is now open at 8669 IH-10 East, on the city’s East Side. The 67-room hotel property is owned by locally based 4 Corners Hospitality Inc.
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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; Australia and the UK have the most outside the US. 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 |