Best Western had its regional meeting and general manager orientation held at the Best Western Plus the Olive in Juffair. The owners, the management team from three hotels in Bahrain, along with participation from two hotels in Saudi and two from Kuwait attended the two days conference. The chain is expanding rapidly within the Middle East region and currently has 198 hotels under the franchise/management agreement in Asia/the Middle east. The Hawar Resort in Hawar Island owned by VKL Group is the new addition to the Best Western family in the Middle East.