PHOENIX- Best Western International has added an online trip planner to its website www.bestwestern.com.
The new feature, created by Vicinity Corp., incorporates several options to help plan a trip across a state or country. The new enhancement is available for trips in the United States, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland and Wales, with plans to add Canada by the end of the year.
Travelers enter a starting point and an ending destination and the site will plot a driving route and display the Best Westerns located along the way. The site also provides estimated drive times, mileage and an option to select from Best Westerns located 0.5, 1, 3 or 5 miles off the planned route.
In addition, the Trip Planner also provides links to each Best Western property along the route providing information on hotel. Links to each individual property also give travelers the opportunity to book their stay online, immediately. Shannon McMullen (8/24/00)