Super 8 Franchise News

Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel offers nearby lodging to parents and guests attending Wingate University's 2012 spring Commencement Ceremony.
ATLANTA, GA, May 12, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Super 8 Monroe NC Hotel offers convenient lodging to parents and guests attending Wingate University's spring 2012 Commencement Ceremony. The event will be held at 9:00am on Saturday, May 12 in the Academic Quadrangle. This year's keynote speaker is Robert Inman, novelist, writer, and former WBTV news anchor.
"Conveniently located within minutes from the school, our hotel near Wingate University is pleased to welcome guests visiting the area for graduation weekend," explains Himanshu Patel, the property's General Manager. "A great lodging choice among other Monroe North Carolina hotels, travelers are sure to enjoy their stay at the Super 8," says Patel...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - May 3, 2012) - The Super 8® hotel brand has launched its "Country Prize You Can't Buy Sweepstakes," giving country music fans throughout the U.S. the chance to win a VIP prize pack complete with travel accommodations, Jake Owen concert tickets and a private backstage tour.
Launched through a sponsorship with Premiere Networks, fans can enter by visiting the website of one of three hit Premiere radio shows, including After MidNite with Blair Garner (www.aftermidnite.com), The Big D and Bubba Show (www.bigdandbubba.com) and The Crook and Chase Countdown (www.crookandchase.com). Once on the site, fans must click on the Super 8 sweepstakes link and complete and submit a short online form. Entries must be received by May 13, 2012 and are limited to one per person...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2012) - The Super 8® hotel brand is giving racing fans across the country the chance to drive into the winners circle with the Super 8 Road Trip Challenge, an instant win game and sweepstakes offering weekly and monthly race-themed prizes as well as a grand prize of the Ultimate Super 8 Road Trip package.
Through November 18, 2012, Wyndham Rewards members in the U.S. who visit www.pettysgarage.com, the official home of Super 8 racing, can play the Super 8 Road Trip Challenge Instant-Win Game. The game challenges players to "drive" around the country, using their computer and mouse, answering as many trivia questions as they can before time runs out. At the game's conclusion, players find out if they've won an instant prize and receive an entry into the sweepstakes...

March 14, 2012 // Franchising.com // PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company as measured by number of hotels, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Brazilian real estate company EmCorp to launch the Super 8® and Wyndham Garden® brand offerings in Brazil.
The agreement calls for 3,000 guest rooms to be developed in the country through 2014. Currently, six deals have been finalized to open Super 8 hotels in Congonhas do Campo, Sete Lagoas, Betim, Lagoa Santa and Pouso Alegre with additional agreements anticipated to be executed this year.
The agreement is part of Wyndham Hotel Group’s strategy to develop select brands in its portfolio in key countries throughout Latin America...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2012) - Race fans across the country have a chance to win tickets to an upcoming stock car race of their choice along with three free hotel nights at any Super 8® hotel, courtesy of the hotel brand's Stock Car Sweepstakes.
Now through February 10, 2012, Wyndham Rewards® members who "like" www.facebook.com/super8 can enter for a chance to win a stock car prize pack that consists of $500, which may be used towards stock car tickets of the winner's choosing and 48,000 Wyndham Rewards points, enough for a free three night stay at any Super 8 hotel in the U.S. or Canada.
"Super 8 supports the passions and interests of guests, and for many, stock car racing tops the list," said John Valletta, president of the Super 8 brand...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Sep 21, 2011) - Derek Hooper, a native of Pittsburg, Kan., and second year seminary student at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Md., is feeling super after being named the grand prize winner of the Super 8® hotel brand's ″Gr8 Escape″ Sweepstakes.
As the grand prize winner, Hooper is now the proud owner of a 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited with voice-activated SYNC® In-Car Connectivity System, power moon roof, premium leather seats, rear view camera and SIRIUS® Satellite Radio. The prize carries a value of $40,000.
″This is truly unbelievable,″ said Hooper. ″I've really wanted a larger car for awhile now so you can imagine my surprise when I found out that all of the sudden, I have a new Ford Escape Hybrid...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Aug 8, 2011) - Vacation procrastinators are getting one last push to help get them out of the house this summer with a chance to win free hotel stays and a 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid, courtesy of the Super 8® hotel brand and its "Gr8 Escape" sweepstakes.

Now through August 28th, Wyndham Rewards members who visit and "like" www.facebook.com/Super8 can enter daily for their chance to win one of 24 free hotel night prize packages as well as the chance at a brand new Ford Escape Hybrid in the color of their choice.

"With nearly 2,000 properties throughout the U.S. and Canada, Super 8 hotels are a great place to stay during a summer road trip," said John Valletta, president of the Super 8 brand...

PARSIPPANY, NJ --(Marketwire - March 15, 2011) - Race fans with dreams of meeting legendary driver Richard Petty and touring his garage now have a chance to do just that thanks to the Super 8 hotel brand and its latest race-themed sweepstakes and instant win game.

Available exclusively at www.pettysgarage.com, the "Brake 4 Super 8" instant win game and sweepstakes invites players to take a trip down the virtual highway to answer fun trivia questions for their chance to instantly win one of hundreds of prizes ranging from Richard Petty autographed copies of the DVD "Petty Blue" to $25 Best Buy gift cards and more.

Once finished with the game, players are automatically entered into the sweepstakes for their chance to win either one of eight Petty-themed prize packs valued at over $500 each or the grand prize: A trip for two to Richard Petty Motorsports headquarters in Concord, North Carolina to meet Richard Petty and his team, a personal tour of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, plus two nights accommodations, transportation and more...

Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel offers convenient accommodations to holiday travelers attending Christmas in Downtown Monroe. ATLANTA, GA, November 30, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel offers convenient and affordable accommodations for holiday travelers attending Christmas in Downtown Monroe. This celebration will take place on December 4, 2010. The festivities will begin at 4:00pm with the arrival of Santa Clause. At 7:00pm the Christmas Tree Lighting will take place.

Christmas in Downtown Monroe will also include: Carriage and trolley rides Live music on the plaza Food vendors Local business open house Monroe, NC is a quaint suburb of Charlotte, NC. The town is also close to the South Carolina border...

PARSIPPANY, NJ -(Marketwire) - What's better than free passes to one of the best music festivals in the country this summer? Free passes and a free hotel stay.

Through September 5th, the Super 8 hotel brand is offering fans of its newly launched Facebook page the chance to win a music festival prize package consisting of one night's complimentary accommodations at a Super 8 hotel and two three-day passes to the sold-out Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

To enter for a chance to win, consumers must "like" the brand through its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/super8, where they will then be given access to the sweepstakes registration site. No purchase is necessary to win and full sweepstakes rules can be found through www...

August 03, 2009 // Franchising.com // PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Super 8 Worldwide, the official hotel company of Richard Petty Motorsports and sponsor of the #43 Super 8® Dodge car, is revving up the excitement this race season with Petty's Tune Up Challenge, a new online interactive game that allows players to compete for a range of racing-themed prizes, including a VIP trip to a NASCAR race and the chance to meet racing legend Richard Petty.

Petty's Tune Up Challenge game is accessible through www.super8.com or directly at www.pettysgarage.com. Fans visiting the site can suit up as a member of Petty's crew and race against the clock to get his car out of pit row and past the checkered flag with the fastest time around the track...

RIFLE, Colo., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The new 82-room Super 8 - Rifle has opened its doors for business. Fulfilling a unique and much-needed niche in Rifle's hospitality arena the three-story hotel is designed and built in Super 8's new format. "Large enough to provide all of the amenities and services of a large hotel, but small enough to focus on individual customer service, we are a perfect fit for Rifle," according to spokesperson Felicity Arcangeli.

The hotel features bright and airy rooms and suites with comfortable beds and pillow top mattresses, free high speed internet in each room, a pool and spa for swimming and soaking, a fitness center, a business center, a children's playground, a pet area, and special rooms for travelers with pets...

February 12, 2009 // Franchising.com // Orlando, Fla. — Super 8 brand leaders at the chain's international convention held here today announced several operational and marketing initiatives designed to deliver value to franchisees.

Among the operational initiatives discussed were new ecologically–friendly uniforms, an evolving green program and an agreement with the Educational Institute.

The new uniform program, to be phased in over the next 18 months as hotels need to replace their employees' uniforms, features garments made using recycled polyester fibers spun from plastic beverage bottles. They require less energy and water for manufacturing and minimize the use of chemicals during cleaning.

Jim Darby, vice president of operations for the brand said, "This new uniform program came out of a desire to take care of the environment and create something people feel good about wearing...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - July 29, 2008) - Turning the clock back to celebrate its heritage, the Super 8® lodging chain will sell rooms for a nightly rate of $8.88 -- the charge for one night's stay in 1974 when the first Super 8 hotel opened -- to 800 lucky people every day for eight days beginning on a date notable for the number eight: Aug. 8, 2008.

The special sale, which will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on each of the eight days, will continue until the 800-room daily allocation is exhausted. The $8.88 rate, which does not include fees and taxes, may be used to book rooms at Super 8 hotels in the United States and Canada for stays through Dec. 30, 2008.

"The $8.88 offer will cap the Super 8 brand's year-long Celebrate the 8 observance of its 34-year heritage as one of the world's largest economy lodging chains," said John Valletta, Super 8 president...

May 12, 2008 // Franchising.com // Parsippany, N.J.-- Leaders of the Super 8® lodging chain today unveiled a new logo featuring a brighter, modern graphic design that -- while retaining the 33-year-old original's colors and outline -- symbolizes a brand makeover that includes a new interior décor package for newly constructed hotels and enhanced amenities and services systemwide.

In conjunction with the logo introduction, the economy chain was renamed Super 8 Worldwide, said Super 8 President John Valletta. "Given the continuous improvement of our product during the last three decades and our ongoing expansion at home and outside of North America, the time had come to adopt a more appropriate name to represent our global system...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - April 29, 2008) - In the spirit of the Beijing summer games, the Super 8® lodging chain this summer plans to give one lucky winner an eight-day trip to Beijing.

The grand-prize winner in the Super 8 Celebrate the 8 Sweepstakes will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to China that includes historical tours and accommodations at a Super 8 hotel in Beijing.

The first-prize winner will receive two free nights at any Super 8 hotel in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec, and a $100 gas card. Eighty-eight second-prize winners will receive free one-night stays at any Super 8 hotel in the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec, along with a $25 gas card.

No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes at www...

BEIJING, March 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Super 8(R) Hotels China CEO Mitchell A. Presnick has been recognized as one of the 33 most influential people in the global travel industry by Travel Weekly magazine, a leading U.S.-based travel industry publication.

Travel Weekly stated that, "for a period, (Super 8 Hotels China) was the only western brand aggressively blanketing the economy end of China's fast- growing domestic tourism market."

Travel Weekly described its "Club 33" as "filled with people who had ideas that veered from the status quo and succeeded so spectacularly that the industry jumped out of its rut and followed." Other honorees this year include former U.S. Vice President Albert Gore Jr. and Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group...

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - September 11, 2007) - Racing fans now have a new source for obtaining insider NASCAR know-how, testing their pit crew skills, sharing their road trip experiences and finding a Super 8 Motel along the way at www.labonteslaw.com.

Past NASCAR Nextel Cup Series™ champion, Bobby Labonte, narrates the interactive site and guides visitors through choices to play the Pit Stop Challenge game, explore Labonte's Laws racing tips, share Fan Road Trips and more.

The Pit Stop Challenge game invites visitors to test their pit crew skills in a timed, three-lap simulated race to see how they measure up to the competition. The fastest times are then listed at the bottom of the site for all to see...