The Vantage Hospitality Group is the 12th largest hotel company worldwide. Founded in 1996, the company has grown to include a broad spectrum of hospitality-related ventures. Vantage manages resources in hotel ownership, management, marketing, national brand affiliation and real estate. Vantage Hospitality Group launched the award winning hotel brand Americas Best Value Inn which has been recognized by the lodging industry as the fastest growing chain four years in a row. In February 2005, Vantage added the global central reservation system, GenaRes, to its portfolio and continues to grow with its recent introduction of the upscale hotel chain, The Lexington Collection.

Inc. magazine added Vantage Hospitality to its 2006 INC. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies. Posting a revenue growth of over 307 percent between 2002 and 2005, Vantage is the only hotel company featured on the prominent 2006 list and is ranked 492.