Budget Host is an American
lodging chain. It was founded in 1975 in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...
by Ray Sawyer and Ed Semmler.
Unlike most motel chains, it uses a
referral system, thus allowing independent motel operators to use the name.
Sawyer died in 2007.
See also
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List of motels
This is a list of motels. A motel is lodging designed for driving, motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles. Entering dictionary, dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined in 1925 as a portmanteau of ''motor'' and ...
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{{Hotel chains
Hotels established in 1975
Motels in the United States
Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas
Hotel chains in the United States
1975 establishments in Texas