Best Western Reveals Yearend Results

Best Western finished the fiscal year with 4,164 hotels in 80 countries and territories, including 2,395 hotels in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, and 1,769 hotels internationally.

In North America, 133 hotels were added; 2006 key additions included the 120-room Best Western Kendall Hotel and Suites in Kendall, Fla. near Miami; the 120-room Best Western Posada Royal Hotel and Suites in Simi Valley, California, the 52-room Best Western Bainbridge Island Suites in Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle, and the 95-room Best Western North Edmonton Inn and Suites in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In 2006, growth in China increased by 50 percent. This included the addition of the 196-room Best Western Fuzhou Fortune Hotel in Fuzhou, which opened in October. In other regions of Asia, the brand added the 556-room Best Western Premier Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala in Malaysia and the 172-room Best Western Kochi in Japan.

In Europe, Best Western added eight hotels in Germany –including the 178-room Best Western Premier Hotel Regent in Cologne- nine hotels in Italy and 10 hotels in Sweden. The brand added 16 hotels in France including the new, four-star, 49-room Best Western Amiral Hotel in Paris.

Best Western added 16 hotels in Great Britain, including the 147-room Best Western Stoke-on-Trent Moat House in Stoke-On-Trent; and the 34-room Best Western Kenwick Park Hotel, set on a 320-acre estate and surrounded by a golf course and nine lakes.

Best Western also experienced growth in other regions of the world, with 11 new hotels in Australia, nine hotels in South America and eight hotels in Mexico. The brand also plans to open its first hotel in Curacao, the largest island in the Netherlands Antilles.