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By Carlo Wolff, HotelNewsNow.com contributor
27 March 2009
David Kong celebrates five years as CEO of Best Western, giving the vintage U.S. chain an international flair.
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HNN Newswire
09 November 2009
BWI's David Kong, was inducted as the 2010 AH&LA chairman during the association's centennial celebration.
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By Patrick Mayock, Editor-in-Chief
11 February 2009
What a lighthearted trivia game says about the hotel executives of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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By The HNN editorial staff,
21 May 2009
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff: Weekly U.S. hotel metrics continue decline; IHG impresses analysts; Best Western sees conversion uptick; 85 percent of travelers are planning summer hotel stays; and architects’ index indicates stabilizing decrease, but still no growth for design services.
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By Shawn A. Turner, Finance Editor
01 November 2011
More than 800 Best Westerns have achieved either the Plus or Premier level within Best Western International’s descriptor program.
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By Shawn A. Turner, Finance Editor
02 November 2011
Rollout of the company’s descriptor program has been the centerpiece of Best Western International’s 2011, but the company has other initiatives up its sleeves that executives hope will improve operations.
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By Brendan Manley, HotelNewsNow.com contributor
08 November 2011
As Brand USA details its first-ever marketing plan at the World Travel Market in London, hoteliers in the U.S. prepare for a surge in foreign guests.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
02 October 2012
Phoenix-based Best Western looks to formally add extended stay to its business mix.
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By Shawn A. Turner, Finance Editor
16 October 2012
Technology that removes the interaction between hotel staff and guests threatens to “marginalize” the hotel business, Best Western’s David Kong said during the company’s annual convention.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
08 February 2010
President and CEO David Kong believes trumpeting the brand’s diversity through a property-descriptor program will drive more business from customers wanting more than a standard BW property.
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