Best Western International is set to open 25 new hotels over the next three years in Indonesia.

The new developments will span nine destinations and two of the company's brands - midscale Best Western and the luxury Best Western Premier, and will bring Best Western International's total inventory from 600 rooms to almost 3,500 by 2015.

The company currently operates properties in Bali, Jakarta and Solo. With this expansion, Best Western International will open a property in Semarang by 2012, and will enter Banjarmasin, Makassar, Bogor, Palu and Malang in 2013, followed by properties in Bandung, Manado, Samarinda, Balikpapan, Pontianak and Surabaya from 2014 onwards.

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