Towneplace Suites
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TownePlace Suites |
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| Industry | Hospitality; extended-stay hotels |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
TownePlace Suites is an extended-stay hotel brand in the Marriott International portfolio. Marriott launched TownePlace Suites in 1997 as a midpriced extended-stay brand.[1] Marriott International is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.[2]
Boycott
TownePlace Suites is listed for boycott due to documented reporting and court filings describing the use of a TownePlace Suites property as a site where migrants (including minors) were held in connection with DHS/ICE operations.
In August 2020, the Associated Press reported that ICE used a TownePlace Suites in Alexandria, Louisiana to detain children, as part of a broader pattern of using hotels and motels during transport and processing.[3] The report described Alexandria as a hub associated with ICE deportation flights and identified multiple Marriott-branded properties used for this purpose.[3]
Court filings from litigation over the government’s use of hotels during this period also reference “Towneplace Suites Alexandria Marriott” among locations where minors were held.[4]
Because these hotel placements and detentions are part of DHS/ICE operational infrastructure (transport, holding, processing), they materially support enforcement capacity. ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts companies and brands whose facilities are documented as being used in this way.[3]
Background
ICE (a component agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) has repeatedly relied on contractors and commercial facilities for parts of its detention and transport pipeline, including the use of hotels to hold people during transfers and processing. Reporting in 2020 documented this practice across multiple hotel chains, including the Marriott portfolio and a TownePlace Suites property in Louisiana.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ Our Story of Innovation (Marriott history timeline) (mentions 1997 launch of TownePlace Suites)
- ↑ Corporate Overview | Marriott International Investor Relations (corporate headquarters listing)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 US now using several hotel chains to detain migrant children | Associated Press (Aug. 28, 2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flores litigation filing (PDF) referencing hotel placements (Sept. 2020 docket entry; includes “Towneplace Suites Alexandria Marriott”)