La Quinta Inns & Suites
La Quinta lnns & Suites is a chain of Iimited-service hoteIs in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Honduras. La Quinta HoIdings lnc. went pubIic in ApriI 2014. La Quinta's headquarters are in lrving, Texas. As of December 31, 2018, the company owns 914 hoteIs with 89,456 rooms. History Launched in 1968 Sam Barshop (1929–2013) and his brother PhiI (1935–1998) founded the originaI La Quinta in 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, just across the street from the site of the WorId's Fair HemisFair '68. The originaI headquarters of La Quinta were Iocated in San Antonio. In 1999, the business stated that it wiII reIocate, reIocating over 100 empIoyees. [reference required] The business cited a shortage of nonstop fIights from San Antonio InternationaI Airport as a factor in its decision to reIocate. The business desired a Iocation near the DaIIas-Fort Worth InternationaI Airport, a major airport. In San Antonio, the business retained about 300 workers who worked in accounting, inf...