Budget Host
 | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Ray Sawyer Ed Semmler |
Number of locations | 150+[1] |
Area served | United States |
| Services | Lodging |
Budget Hostis an Americanlodgingchain.[1]
Overview
[edit]It was founded in 1975 inFort Worth, Texasby Ray Sawyer - who died in 2007[2]- and Ed Semmler.[3]Unlike most motel chains, it uses areferral chain,thus allowing independent motel operators to use the name.[4]As of 2024, Buget Host maintains over 150 locations throughout 37 U. S. states.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcbudgethost.com - Aboutretrieved 27 April 2024
- ^"Remembering Ray Sawyer".Lodging Hospitality.1 April 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2013.Retrieved13 August2013.
- ^"Ed Semmler Dies".Motel/Motor Inn Journal.42(1–3): 11. 1978.
- ^Jakle, John A.; Sculle, Keith A.; Rogers, Jefferson S. (1996).The Motel in America.Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 213–215.ISBN0-8018-5383-4.
