One of the Motel 6 co-founders, William Becker, died of a heart attack at the age of 85 the next year. Super satisfying work everyday, never boring, always have something to do or be done, they take care of you. Since 1999, Motel 6 also operates Studio 6, a chain of extended-stay hotels that offers more amenities than a standard Motel 6 location, while also offering weekly and monthly rates. The partners developed a plan to build motels with rooms at low cost rates. Salaries Background Check Working Hours Benefits Hiring Process Interviews Office Locations Hiring Age Job Opportunities Part Time Jobs Working Culture Working Environment Dress Code Drug Test CEO Shifts Work from Home Company Future Promotion Work Life Balance. •. Studio 6 allows pets with certain restrictions. In September 2017, immigration attorneys accused Motel 6 desk clerks at two locations in the area of Phoenix, Arizona of notifying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when guests checked in with identification from Mexico. To this day, most motels have no on-site dining, though there is usually a choice of restaurants nearby. Jim Amorosia - chief executive officer (CEO) 13 September 2011 — Following Olivier Poirot’s decision to leave his positions to join another company, Jim Amorosia is … As the 1960s progressed, the Motel 6 idea became very popular in the lodging industry, and other chains began to imitate the concept, as Motel 6 was slowly beginning to take a small share of the market away from the traditional hotels. [1] The partners developed a plan to build motels with rooms at low cost rates. [7] In October 2012, Accor Hotels concluded the sale of the Motel 6 chain to The Blackstone Group for $1.9 billion. In 2006, Accor and Motel 6 invested more than $6 million in properties to help rebuild New Orleans and Gulfport following Hurricane Katrina. G6 Hospitality representatives declined Skift’s request for an interview with Palleschi at this time. Motel 6 announces the appointment of Lance Miceli as Chief Marketing Officer for Motel 6/Studio 6. [8] The attorneys said court records showed that federal immigration agents arrested at least 20 people at the Motel 6 locations over the course of seven months in 2017. Motel 6 has filled its agency of record vacancy with Kansas City independent Barkley after turning the lights off on its longtime relationship with The Richards Group. We needed to inject capital throughout the system. In 2000 Motel 6 went international by opening its first location outside the U.S. in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Motel 6 was founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 1962, by two local building contractors: William Becker and Paul Greene. With 55+ years of experience in managing award winning brands, G6 Hospitality owns, operates and franchises nearly 1,400 economy lodging locations under the iconic Motel 6 brand and the Studio 6 Extended Stay/All Suites brand. Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; The combined entity would be the eighth-largest U.S. hotel company in terms of property count, slightly smaller than the 1,341-hotel portfolio of G6 Hospitality, owner of Motel 6… Palleschi most recently served as the company’s chief development officer and was the former CEO of TGI Friday’s, as well as a long-time executive at Hilton. CARROLLTON, Tex. Amorosia had been with the company for the past 33 years and was appointed CEO in 2011. Under Amorosia’s leadership, the company also recently signed a loyalty enrollment deal with Expedia that is similar to Expedia’s partnership with another hotel chain with a similar footprint, Red Lion Hotels Corporation. https://skift.com/2018/04/06/motel-6-ceo-retires-after-33-years And more, The Great Pandemic Hotel Deals That Never Showed Up for Investors https://t.co/TN46HgDypN. G6 Hospitality LLC owns, operates, and franchises more than 1,430 economy lodging locations under the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands in the United States and Canada and the Hotel 6 … [6] Regal 8 Motels were acquired in 1991. Don Rosten. The CEO reportedly said he was in an important conference meeting and needed helping in providing clients with gift cards. Overview Overview. [13], On April 24, 2018 the American Customer Satisfaction Index published a study of America's most popular hotel chains, placing G6 Hospitality's Motel 6 at the bottom of the category for the second year in a row. Additionally, the chain moved east and opened a location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1972. Candidly, when they acquired Motel 6, the system was a little bit tired in the sense of our product. Motel 6 is owned by Blackstone group, who's CEO is Trump advisor Steve Schwarzman. [19], The remodel earned Motel 6 Travel & Leisure magazine's 2010 design award for Best Large Hotel. Last month, Motel 6 agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Los Angeles in which prosecutors alleged one of the chain's locations was a …