BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES NEW JAPAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Best Western International Asia (BWI) enters into an agreement with Kachikaihatsu Co. Ltd. for its expansion plans in Japan. The agreement was formally sealed in a press conference organized recently at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The event was attended by Kachikaihatsu Co. Ltd. President Yuji Abe and Best Western International Vice President for International Operations in Asia Glenn de Souza. Kachikaihatsu Co. Ltd., formerly Jyomo Company Limited, is a Japan-based company, public-listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is mainly engaged in real estate businesses including leasing, operations, trading, investigation, planning, market analysis and real estate management. For its initial projects with Best Western, Kachikaihatsu Co. Ltd. is signing in three hotels in Sapporo, Oita and Okinawa. A total of 500 rooms from this areas will be added to the Best Western portfolio in 2009. In Japan, Best Western International has 16 hotels in operations and development. By 2010, there will be a total of over 2,600 rooms in Japan. De Souza said, “We are thrilled about this new partnership with a prominent company. This event is significant for us since it supports our plans for the region and reinforces our presence in the country.” In Asia, there are currently over 130 Best Western properties in operations and different stages of development across 14 countries in the region. The aim of Best Western International is to achieve 200 hotels in Asia by the year 2010. Existing Best Western hotels in Japan are: BW Premier Nagasaki Hotel, BW Hotel Takayama, BW Kochi, BW Joytel Osaka, BW Wakayama, BW Shinjuku Astina Hotel, BW Hotel Newscity, BW Tosu and BW Sendai. For more information about Best Western, one may visit www.bestwestern.com. ABOUT BEST WESTERN PREMIER In 2003, the Best Western introduced the first Best Western Premier? Hotels. Providing international travelers with a higher level of service and amenities, Premier properties must offer additional 27 or more services/amenities above and beyond Best Western worldwide minimum standards. The properties are also subject to unique design requirements and a special quality review. More than 80 Best Western Premier hotels are currently located throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. For more information about Best Western Premier, please visit www.bestwesternpremier.com. ABOUT BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Best Western International is THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN, providing marketing, reservations and operational support to over 4,000* independently owned and operated member hotels in 801 countries and territories worldwide. An industry pioneer since 1946, Best Western has grown into an iconic brand that hosts 400,000* worldwide guests each night. Best Western's diverse property portfolio, its greatest strength, stems from a business model designed to give owners maximum flexibility to address market-specific needs. Equally committed to the business and leisure traveler, Best Western recently embarked on a five-year mission to lead the hotel industry in customer care. Since 2004, Best Western has served as the Official Hotel of NASCAR. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.bestwestern.com. *Numbers are approximate and can fluctuate. CONTACT: Dolly Belo Communications Department Tel: +662 656 1260 Fax: +662 6561252 [email protected] Best Western International THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN? Tel: +66 2 656 1260 ext. 116 Fax: +66 2 656 1252 Website: www.bestwestern.com BWI (Thailand) Co., Ltd. I Unit 5A-2 | 5th Floor Gaysorn Place Office Building 999 Ploenchit Road | Lumpini | Phatumwan I Bangkok I 10330 | Thailand Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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