- CEO
- Michael L. Bowlin
- Full Time Employees
- 128
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Address
- 150 Louisiana NE Albuquerque NM United States of America 87108
- IPO Date
- Oct 7, 2003
- Business
- Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. (OTC Pink: BWTL) operates a chain of ten travel centers and five full-service restaurants strategically located along interstate highways in New Mexico and Arizona, serving the traveling public with Southwestern hospitality since its founding in 1912 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company's travel centers offer fuel at eight locations including gasoline, diesel, and 24-hour pay-at-the-pump services from brands such as Shell and Marathon; convenience store food items comprising chips, nuts, cookies, prepackaged sandwiches, fudge, and fresh baked cookies; a wide variety of bottled and canned drinks; and an extensive selection of Southwestern-themed merchandise such as Native American handcrafted jewelry, rugs, pottery, baskets, Mexican imports, pottery, souvenirs, t-shirts, blankets, toys, and year-round fireworks. Restaurants operate under Dairy Queen/Brazier or Dairy Queen trade names, providing full menus including Ultimate Burgers, Blizzards, Banana Splits, and other treats; one location also features a Subway restaurant. The company caters primarily to highway travelers including automobiles, buses, and trucks in the southwestern United States, with themed stores evoking Old Route 66 trading posts such as Flying C Ranch, Old West Trading Post, Continental Divide, Akela Flats, Bluewater Outpost, Butterfield Station, Running Indian, Picacho Peak, Picacho Plaza, and The Thing attraction with its museum. In March 2024, Bowlin Travel Centers closed a $1 million issuer tender offer, repurchasing 139,250 common shares at $4.00 per share from non-insider eligible holders on a pro rata basis, funded by available cash; the company previously sold its outdoor advertising division in 2001, refocusing operations on travel centers following its NASDAQ listing in 1996 as Bowlin Outdoor Advertising & Travel Centers Incorporated.