Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have a new website in town flaunting an invigorating layout, a mobile optimised booking service, and photos of Australasia's most picturesque regions to help excite guests booking their next holiday or corporate event at one of Best Western's 4,000 hotels worldwide.

Launched today, each of Best Western Australasia's websites for Australia www.bestwestern.com.au, New Zealand www.bestwestern.co.nz and Fiji www.bestwestern.com.fj have been improved with a new navigation layout; a faster, user friendly booking service to make quick and easy reservations from mobile devices; a special 'compare hotels' function; and vivid picture galleries for each Best Western hotel.

Best Western Australasia General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Steve Richards said the new websites for Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have been a year in the making and are part of Best Western's strategy to give people more options to book reservations from many mobile devices.

"We're excited to give our guests an exciting new online booking experience using a more intuitive and user friendly process through a website especially optimised for mobile devices, tablets and desktop browsers," Mr Richards said.

"We have developed the refreshed sites with our Best Western Rewards members and also first-time travellers in mind. The new website is very visual because Best Western believes photos of hotels and Australasia's great cities and regional towns is a must-have feature to help people choose their next holiday destination.

"On top of offering our guests an incomparable booking experience, they can also compare multiple hotels at once with our new 'compare hotel' option."

As part of the launch, Best Western is giving its guests and online visitors the chance to discover the new websites and win a trip to anywhere.

Open for entries until 30 September 2013, there are three holidays to be won, each including $3,000 in Flight Centre vouchers and five nights' accommodation at any Best Western hotel worldwide.

Following entry into the competition, entrants are given 1,000 bonus Best Western Rewards points when booking a special rate and also have the chance to win one of 20 runner-up prizes just by entering.

To enter the competition, go to one of Best Western's new websites located at:

Australia: www.bestwestern.com.au

New Zealand: www.bestwestern.co.nz


Fiji: www.bestwestern.com.fj


About Best Western Australasia Best Western Australasia is part of Best Western International, the World's Biggest Hotel Family, with over 4,000 hotels in 80 countries worldwide. Every night approximately 400,000 guests sleep in a Best Western hotel, equating to over 145 million guests annually.

Today, there are more than 170 Best Western hotels across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Each hotel, apartment and resort is independently owned and managed, while being committed to the common worldwide standards of quality, service and value.

BEST WESTERN, BEST WESTERN PLUS & BEST WESTERN PREMIER - Three hotel types, one brand.

While every BEST WESTERN maintains a high global standard of quality, service and value, BEST WESTERN PLUS provides that little extra and BEST WESTERN PREMIER is distinguished by its higher level of amenities, additional services and design. Experience the luxury of in-room Apple products, deluxe spa services, on-site sumptuous restaurants, sport and recreation facilities, 24-hour reception and concierge and even a micro-brewery located at the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel 115 Kew. There are currently two BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotels in Australia: BEST WESTERN PREMIER The Terrace Hotel (Perth, WA) and BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel 115 Kew (Melbourne, VIC).

Every Best Western hotel undergoes a 200 point quality check as part of the global hotel group's stringent global Quality Assurance Program.

For more information, go to www.bestwestern.com.au/hotel-types