<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="MARGIN: auto 0cm 2pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><font color=""#000000"">BANGKOK – Best Western International (BWI) has announced that New Kuta Condotel will no longer carry the Best Western branding, with immediate effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>BWI said all association between the hotel and Best Western has been terminated.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></font></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><font color=""#000000"">“It is with regret Best Western International has ended its association with New Kuta Condotel. Best Western, meanwhile, is continuing with its expansion plans in Indonesia,” said BWI Indonesia’s business development consultant in charge of operations, Winston Hanes.<o:p></o:p></font></span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><font color=""#000000"">Best Western already operates the Best Western Premier Solo and Best Western Resort Kuta, and is planning on opening the Best Western Mangga Dua Hotel and Residence later this year. There are eight more properties set to open in the next two years, which will give the brand almost 1,100 hotel rooms throughout the country in Jakarta, Padang, Thamrin, Banjarmasin, Surabaya, Seminyak Bali, Makkassar, Semarang, and other major destinations. <o:p></o:p></font></span>