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About

Your Destination for Inspiration

Don’t just take a trip. Craft experiences you’ll remember for a lifetime. Welcome to Travel Zone, your one-stop digital handbook for travel tips, inspiration, and off-the-beaten-path itineraries. Wherever you’re headed, we’ll help you experience everything the destination has to offer.

Destinations

Going somewhere? Chances are we’ve been there, too. Search our handy travel guides by region, and get the inside track on your next trip.

TRAVEL TIPS & TRENDS

When you’re traveling, the little details are what elevate the experience — these tips are all about those details.

Best Western Experience

You’ve got your own style — and we’ve got hotels to match it. Come explore the distinct hotel brands in the Best Western® Hotels and Resorts family.

Best Western Rewards®

A little loyalty goes a long way. With Best Western Rewards®, your bookings bring major perks. Start enjoying free nights, exclusive rates, and so much more.

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Welcome to work outings that really work for you. Discover how to build a better business trip.

LEISURE TRAVEL

Family vacay? Bachelorette party? Whatever event gets you exploring, these pointers will help you plan a trip around it.

Our Brands

Heart of Best Western

Travel Experts

Our diverse team of writers have been all over the globe, and they can’t wait to tell you about it. Learn a little more about their expertise below.
Jason Fogelson

Jason Fogelson Writer

Jason Fogelson

Jason Fogelson Writer

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Jason Fogelson is a freelance travel writer, automotive journalist, and editor. He has covered cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles for a variety of print, web and broadcast media. His first book, “100 Things for Every Gearhead to Do Before They Die,” came out in 2015.

Jason served two terms as President of the Motor Press Guild and is a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association and the Automotive Press Association. He also writes music, theater and film criticism, in addition to the occasional screenplay. Jason lives near Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife, two dogs, two cats, 25 guitars, his motorcycle, and his pickup truck.

Julia Weber

Julia Weber Blogger

Julia Weber

Julia Weber Blogger

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Julia Weber, also known as Little Miss Ottawa, is a Canadian travel blogger who loves finding adventures at home and abroad. Julia is a full-time travel blogger and content creator. Her mission is to live every day like a traveler and inspire her audience to embrace everyday adventures whether it’s at home or abroad. Check out her blog here.

Mer Norwood

Mer Norwood Writer

Mer Norwood

Mer Norwood Writer

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Mer Norwood is a content marketer and travel writer based in Phoenix. She has created content for Best Western® Hotels & Resorts, Red Mountain Weight Loss, Phoenix New Times, Downtown Phoenix, Downtown Tempe, Visit Mesa, Discover Gilbert, Discover Bisbee, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and more. Catch her at a café sipping mocha lattes and scribbling away. Discover her adventures at shemovesphx.com.

Sabrina Tosh Writer

Sabrina Tosh Writer

Meet Sabrina Tosh from Sacramento, California, a senior at Grand Canyon University, studying business management with a minor in communications. Passionate about sports, writing music, and leading others, Sabrina joined the brand marketing team at Best Western through her marketing and advertising internship and has honed her skills in creative writing, journalism, and content creation through various projects. Whether she is at home writing, or swing dancing on a Saturday night, Sabrina embraces the outdoors, and the beauty life brings to all those who take it.

Stuart Hughes

Stuart Hughes Writer

Stuart Hughes

Stuart Hughes Writer

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Born and raised in the Caribbean, Stuart Hughes is now a London-based travel writer with a lifelong passion for touring the world. He’s always been a huge fan of road trips and has been lucky enough to have driven across America, Europe, and Morocco, as well as further afield in Japan and Australia.

Stuart’s writing career started with a marketing position at a new, up-and-coming alternative music festival in the UK. During his time there, it won several awards and is now one of the UK’s most successful non-mainstream music festivals. He now writes about several topics, but writing for Best Western Hotels® and Resorts certainly tops the list of his preferred niches. Find him at justfeds.co.uk.

Virginia Brown

Virginia Brown Writer

Virginia Brown

Virginia Brown Writer

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Virginia Brown is an experienced freelance writer, journalist, and editor with recent work in The Washington Post, AFAR, Southern Living, AAA Traveler, Our State, The Charlotte Observer, Columbus Monthly, Silicon Valley Business Journal, among others. She holds a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Find her at vbwrites.com.

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