Who owns Howard Johnson?
Howard Johnson is owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (the United States, NYSE: WH).[1]
Evidence: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Budget & midscale hotels
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WH
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson is an economy hotel brand of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The FY2025 Form 10-K lists it in the economy segment and says the business was incorporated as Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc. in 1990 to acquire the Howard Johnson brand and the franchise rights to the Ramada brand in the United States, which is the earliest brand history the filing records.
What Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's annual report says about Howard Johnson
Sentences about Howard Johnson from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
OUR HISTORY Our business was initially incorporated as Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc. in 1990 to acquire the Howard Johnson brand and the franchise rights to the Ramada brand in the United States.
How often Wyndham Hotels & Resorts names Howard Johnson in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Howard Johnson
- Current owner Wyndham Hotels & Resorts [1] verified
Where Howard Johnson sits in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- AmericInn by Wyndham
- Baymont by Wyndham
- Days Inn
- Dolce Hotels and Resorts by Wyndham
- ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham
- Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
- Howard Johnson
- La Quinta
- Microtel Inn & Suites
- Ramada
- Ramada Encore
- Registry Collection Hotels
- Super 8
- Trademark Collection by Wyndham
- Travelodge
- WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham
- Wingate by Wyndham
- Wyndham Alltra
- Wyndham Garden
- Wyndham Grand
- Wyndham Hotels
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Other brands owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- AmericInn by Wyndham
- Baymont by Wyndham
- Days Inn
- Dolce Hotels and Resorts by Wyndham
- ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham
- Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
- La Quinta
- Microtel Inn & Suites
- Ramada
- Ramada Encore
- Registry Collection Hotels
- Super 8
- Trademark Collection by Wyndham
- Travelodge (1935)
- WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham
- Wingate by Wyndham
- Wyndham Alltra
- Wyndham Garden
Other brands in budget & midscale hotels, and who owns them
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has more brands in budget & midscale hotels on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 37.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Elan Hotel | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Comfort Inn | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7 Days | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Fiesta Inn | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Courtyard by Marriott | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ibis | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| First World Hotel | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Hampton by Hilton | Hilton | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is a publicly listed company headquartered in Parsippany, United States. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: WH.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is a hotel franchisor based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Its FY2025 Form 10-K says it became an independent public company in May 2018, when it was spun off from Wyndham Worldwide (now Travel + Leisure Co.), and lists 25 brands across economy, midscale, upscale, luxury and extended stay. It is not the same company as Travel + Leisure Co., which holds the Wyndham vacation-ownership business.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Howard Johnson and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Howard Johnson is not one of them.
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- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Howard Johnson?
The parent company of Howard Johnson is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Howard Johnson American?
Yes. Howard Johnson originated in the United States and its owner, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Howard Johnson still owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Howard Johnson is still owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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