BRANDING BRIEFS

Americas Best Value Inn

The brand added more than 25 new properties with nearly 1,800 rooms since the beginning of the year. Some of the new locations include Riverside, AL; Carlisle, AR; Tahoe City, CA; Westley, CA; Montrose, CO; Cairo, GA; Mount Vernon, IL; Great Bend, KS; Leavenworth, KS;

Americlnn

A 60-room Americlnn Lodge & Suites opened last month in Jonesborough, TN. Blue Sky Hospitality owns and Three Rivers Hospitality manages the property.

Best Western International

New additions to the membership group include the Best Western Victoria (TX) Inn and Suites; the Best Western Berlin (NJ) Inn; the Best Western Chincoteague Island (VA) ; the Best Western Antelope Inn in Red Bluff, CA; the Best Western All Star Inn and Suites in Chatsworth, CA; the Best Western Westlock (AB); and the Best Western Van Buren (AR) Inn.

Budget Host

The Texas-based referral group added five affiliates, including conversion properties in Texarkana, TX; Stroudsburg, PA; North Branch, MN; and Eureka Springs, AR. In addition, a new-construction Budget Host Inn & Suites is planned for a central Texas location.