Our history…
The group started out as a simple informal link between properties with each hotel recommending another to travelers. It is
from these humble beginnings we have grown into the largest group of independently owned and managed hotels in the
world – but we believe we still have the same ethos as the day we started.
Best Western GB is part of Best Western International, based in Phoenix, America who founded the brand back in 1946. The
group spread its wings in the swinging sixties and started to license the brand overseas. Today it is represented in over 80
countries around the world with over 4,000 hotels all independently owned and managed.
The British story started in 1967 with Interchange Hotels who joined with Consort Hotels in 1999 to start the British arm of
the Best Western brand. Interchange and Consort Hotels remains today as the parent company of the Best Western GB
brand and Beacon purchasing.