Best Western

Best Western (BWH Hotels)
Industry	Hospitality; hotel franchising
Country	United States
Founded	1946
Headquarters	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Parent company
Status	Active
Verification	Verified Verification status: Verified

Overview

Best Western (operating under the BWH Hotels umbrella) is a U.S.-based hospitality enterprise that franchises and licenses multiple hotel brands worldwide, with corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

Boycott

Best Western is listed for boycott due to documented ties to U.S. immigration enforcement, including:

• Participation in ICE’s employer-partnership program (IMAGE). ICE has publicly described Best Western International as among employers partnering with ICE through the IMAGE employment compliance program.

• Use of Best Western–branded hotels for ICE custody via DHS/ICE hotel contracting. Reporting and oversight materials describe ICE using hotels to hold migrant families, including an El Paso Best Western property associated with the Endeavors contract and related oversight scrutiny regarding costs, unused beds, and detention standards in hotel-based custody settings.

Background

ICE and DHS have used a range of contracted facilities and services for detention and related operations, including hotel-based custody in specific circumstances, alongside employer-facing partnerships such as IMAGE. Because these relationships can support detention capacity and enforcement operations, ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies and brands whose operations or formal partnerships materially support immigration enforcement activity.