Best Western Acquires Sweden Hotels

May 17, 2017

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has purchased the largest hotel group in Scandinavia, Sweden Hotels. Together, the pair will manage a portfolio of 135 hotels in Sweden and 180 properties across Scandinavia as a whole, under the Best Western och Sweden Hotels chain. Commenting on the merger, Best Western's chief executive officer in Scandinavia, Johan Kukacka, said, "The acquisition of Sweden Hotels is a strategically important deal and a logical development for us. As Sweden's largest hotel chain, we will be even better positioned to successfully develop the chain in the future, and to deliver even stronger results for our hotels." ...