Mitchell Presnick, the China head of Cendant's Super8Motel group, the world's largest chain of franchised budget motels, has opened eight Super8 hotels since 2004 and expects to open around 300 more by the end of 2008.
The U.S. saw the rise of budget hotels coast to coast in the 1960s, as Comfort Inns, Motel 6, Days Inn and Super8 hotels sprung up near major highway exits.