1972: Dennis Brown starts an association of independent motels under the Super 8 name
Dennis Brown in 1973
1973: Brown and Ron Rivett conceive of their own motel company called Super 8
The first Super 8 when it opened in 1974
1974: The first Super 8 opens in Aberdeen, SD, charging $8.88 per night
1975: The first franchised Super 8 hotel opens in Gillette, WY
1976: Dennis Bale named president of Super 8; Super 8 reaches 22 franchised locations
1977: Super 8 holds its first convention in Aberdeen; VIP Club launched
1978: New hotels in Washington and New York make Super 8 a national brand
1979: First Super 8 in California
1981: First Super 8 in Canada (North Battleford, SK); 100th Super 8 opens in Aberdeen, SD
1982: VIP Club reaches 45,000 members
1983: Lorne Steele named president of Super 8; brand reaches nearly 200 hotels open
1984: Super 8 launches fully computerized Superline reservations system
1986: VIP Club exceeds 200,000 members
1988: Super 8 opens its 500th location in College Park, MD; Dennis Brown passes
1992: Super 8 opens its 888th hotel in Thurmont, MD
a newspaper article on HFS acquiring Super 8
1993: HFS acquires Super 8; Bob Weller named president of Super 8
1997: HFS changes its name to Cendant Corporation
Rivett’s VIP Club card
1998: VIP Club reaches 6-million-member mark
1999: 25th anniversary; Super 8 achieves several milestones: 1900 hotels, 100 hotels in Canada
2003: John Valletta named seventh president of Super 8
2004: First Super 8 hotel opens in China
2008: First-ever Super 8 logo change; drops “Motel” from name
2014: Mike Mueller named eighth president; first Super 8 in Saudi Arabia
2016: First Super 8 in Germany; introduces veterans-only parking at all properties
2017: INNOV8TE reaches >50% compliance
2019: Super 8 adds “by Wyndham” logo/signs
2020: INNOV8TE reaches >95% compliance
2021: First Super 8 hotel opens in U.A.E.
2022: First Super 8 hotels open in Dominican Republic and Indonesia
2022: Super 8 unveils a line of scented candles that smell like the open road
2023: First Super 8 hotel opens in the U.K.
2023: INNOV8TE 2.0 previewed at Wyndham Global Conference
2024: Super 8 turns 50, celebrates with limited time $8.88 throwback room rate
