Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. operates travel centers in rural and smaller metropolitan areas in the southwestern United States. Its travel centers offer brand-name food; gasoline; and southwestern merchandise, including souvenirs and gifts, handcrafted jewelry, rugs, pottery, and other gifts to the traveling public. The company’s travel centers also sell convenience store food, such as chips, nuts, cookies, and prepackaged sandwiches, as well as various bottled and canned drinks. In addition, it operates full-service restaurants under the Dairy Queen/Brazier or Dairy Queen brand names. Further, the company involves in wholesale gasoline sales. As of January 31, 2008, it operated 10 travel centers and 5 restaurants in Arizona and New Mexico. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. (OTCBB:BWTL) operates independently of BOWLIN Outdoor Advertising & Travel Centers, Inc. as of January 30, 2001.