Howard Johnson's
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Howard Johnson by Wyndham,[5] or more commonly Howard Johnson's and legally Howard Johnson International, Inc.,[2] is an American hotel brand as well as a former restaurant chain. Since 2006, all hotels and company trademarks have been owned by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. As of 2024, there are 280 hotels in 15 countries.[4]
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Formerly | Howard Johnson's |
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Industry | Hotels, formerly restaurants |
Founded | February 1, 1925; 99 years ago (February 1, 1925) in Quincy, MA (restaurants)[1] 1954 (1954) in Savannah, GA (motor lodges) |
Founder | Howard Deering Johnson[2] |
Defunct | March 2022; 2 years ago (March 2022) (restaurants only)[3] |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 280 (May 2024[4]) |
Areas served | North America, South America, Asia, Middle East[4] |
Key people | Clement Bence (Brand President) |
Parent | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts |
Website | www |
The chain began as a restaurant founded by Howard Deering Johnson in 1925; in the 1950s, the company expanded operations by opening hotels, then known as Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, which were often located next to restaurants. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, it was the largest restaurant chain in the U.S., with more than 1,000 combined company-owned and franchised outlets.[6] Howard Johnson's restaurants were franchised separately from the hotel brand beginning in 1986 but, in the years that followed, severely dwindled in number until eventually disappearing altogether.[7] The last restaurant, in Lake George, New York, closed in 2022. The line of branded supermarket frozen foods, including ice cream, is also no longer manufactured.[8]