Iowa Best Western Rebrands as Magnuson Hotel Des Moines

Magnuson Hotels, the world's largest independent hotel group, announced today the complete rebranding of the Magnuson Hotel Des Moines Airport. Formerly a Best Western, this 144-room hotel seeks to upgrade its local, regional and national market position through its affiliation with the Magnuson Hotels brand designation.

Corporate, educational, government and leisure travelers will appreciate the 100% non-smoking Magnuson Hotel Des Moines Airport centrally located to everything Des Moines, IA has to offer. Visitors can spend the day visiting the Science Center of Iowa, the Des Moines Art Center, Veterans Auditorium, Botanical Center and Adventureland Park.

The Magnuson Hotel Des Moines Airport offers guests free wireless internet access, cable TV with extra stations, air conditioning, alarm clock / radio, free local calls, and iron and board.

"Guests will enjoy the variety of activities near the Magnuson Hotel Des Moines Airport. We are proud to welcome owner David Howard and his staff, and are committed to increasing their property visibility and reservations," stated Thomas Magnuson, CEO.

As a Magnuson Hotels affiliate, the Magnuson Hotel Des Moines Airport will receive complete brand representation across North America and the UK, without the costs and requirements of franchise brand affiliation.

Any hotel that rebrands as a Magnuson Hotel receives instant access to the lowest cost hotel marketing tools and resources in the industry; as well as complete custom rebranding services at no additional charge. Magnuson Hotels connects hotel inventory on a per-booking fee basis to a massive global network of 650,000 global GDS travel agents via GDS global distribution system booking channels; Sabre, Amadeus, Travelport, Galileo, Worldspan, Apollo, and beginning February 2012, its own global distribution system, Global Hotel Exchange.