Comfort Inn and Suites controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Hotel brands sued over alleged human trafficking at Texas properties
Lawsuit filed
In December, human trafficking victims filed three federal lawsuits against hotel brands linked to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Choice Hotels. The suits alleged that trafficking occurred at Texas hotels and that the brands failed to prevent it. These are allegations made in litigation; the source report does not state that any court has made a determination on the claims. The event is recorded as a controversy note concerning the Comfort Inn brand.
Source excerpt
In each suit, plaintiffs named as Jane Does accuse the hotel brands of allowing them to be trafficked at hotels where staff members failed to prevent illicit activities against them after observing predatory behavior on the premises.
Human trafficking victims in Houston filed three federal lawsuits in December, claiming they were forced into prostitution inside South Texas hotels linked to the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, dba La Quinta Inn & Suites; Hilton Worldwide Holdings, dba Doubletree by Hilton; and Choice Hotels-Comfort Inn brands.