La Quinta Opens Six Franchise Properties

DALLAS— La Quinta Corp. opened six new franchised hotels representing 510 guestrooms in Texas, Missouri, Florida, Georgia and Michigan. The properties include: the 100-room, La Quinta Inn-Music City Centre in Branson, MO; the 115-room, La Quinta Inn-Historic St. Augustine, in St. Augustine, FL.; the 99-room, La Quinta Inn-Warren Tech Center in Warren, MI; the 63-room, La Quinta Inn & Suites-Rio Grande Valley in Pharr, TX; the 62-room, La Quinta Inn & Suites-Weatherford in Weatherford, TX; and the 71-room, La Quinta Inn & Suites-Stockbridge in Stockbridge, GA. “We are pleased to be increasing our presence throughout the U.S. with the opening of these new properties, including our first in Michigan,” said Alan Tallis, evp and chief development officer of La Quinta Corp. “Despite current industry uncertainty, we continue to experience a significant amount of interest in the La Quinta brand from prospective franchisees and will continue to aggressively seek out mutually beneficial opportunities to expand and grow the brand.”