The history of Best Western hotels


Best Western It is the largest hotel chain in the world and it does not stop growing. In reality, hotels that already exist can become westerns. How? Any privately owned hotel or motel can apply to become a Best Western. The requesting hotel must meet a minimum number of conditions before it can add Best Western to its name. The highest demands to be part of the chain focus on the quality of the rooms and customer service.

As we mentioned, in any hotel with the name of Best Western, a clean and comfortable room is guaranteed but the installations They must also have other services such as a swimming pool, hot tub, hot or cold breakfast, exercise rooms and Internet access. Best Western publishes a guide of hotels annually with more than 360 pages.

For those who travels do the company has its Best Western’s Gold Crown Club, which can end up providing customers with free stays at any of its hotels. Points provided by this club can also be exchanged for gift cards and other products and services that are available on its website.

The Best Western chain was founded in 1946 by M.K. Guertin. By 1963, it had already become the largest hospitality chain in the world with 699 member hotels and 35,201 rooms. In 1964, when Canadian hotels began to be incorporated, the first step was taken towards global expansion. Since then, it has a global presence in 80 countries, and there are more than 4.000 the hotels that are part of the chain.

Best Western® Hotels & Resorts Corporate Culture (May 2024)


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