Wyndham Hotel Group signed a deal with American
Hotel Income Properties REIT to convert 44 hotels in the U.S. from the Oak Tree
Inn brand to Wyndham economy and midscale brands. Fourteen will be converted to
Baymont Inn & Suites, 28 to Travelodge and two to Super 8. In addition, two
more hotels acquired by AHIP will join the Wyndham family: one will be a Days
Inn and the second is yet to be determined. The hotels sit in such markets as
Nashville; Kansas City, Kan.; Jefferson City, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; and Buffalo,
N.Y. One Lodging Management will continue to manage the properties. Wyndham
Hotel Group also added six properties to the Trademark
Hotel Collection, bringing that brand's portfolio, six months after launch,
to 60 hotels.