Microtel Inn and Suites

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Microtel by Wyndham
Microtel Inns & Suites Franchising, Inc.
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Hotels
Founded1989
Number of locations
343 (December 31, 2018) [1]
Area served
Worldwide
Parent Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Website wyndhamhotels.com/microtel

Microtel by Wyndham is a brand of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts for franchise hotels.

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History

Microtel by Wyndham in Baltimore Microtel (3377116583).jpg
Microtel by Wyndham in Baltimore

The first location opened in 1989 in suburban Rochester, New York. [2] There are now over three hundred properties around the world. [1]

On July 21, 2008, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts [3] purchased US Franchise Systems, Inc., owner of the Microtel Inn & Suites and Hawthorn Suites brands, from Global Hyatt. US Franchise Systems had previously sold the America's Best Inn (formerly Best Inns) chain to the Country Hearth Inns chain in 2005. That holding company is now known as America's Best Franchising Inc. [4]

As of 2012, Microtel's logo had been changed to match the corporate design of Wingate by Wyndham and Hawthorn Suites, both owned by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. [5]

Properties

Microtel by Wyndham maintains 343 locations with 24,947 rooms as of December 31, 2018. [1] [6] The company has locations in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States. [6] [3] [7]

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Microtel may refer to:

U.S. Franchise Systems was a franchise company that owned Microtel Inns and Suites and Hawthorn Suites. It was founded in 1995 by Michael A. Leven and his nephew Neal Aronson.

References

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  4. Microtel Inn Lawsuit (website at microtelinnlawsuit.com, now cybersquatted), accessed 2012-01-03
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  7. Latchford, Teresa (October 24, 2017). "Breaking ground: Aurora Microtel Inn and Suites to open doors in 2018". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

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