He also owned several locations of the fast food chains Jiffy Drive-In and Carrols in Atlanta.

Day sold his holdings to Phipps Land Company for $14 million in 1969, the largest real estate transaction in the state of Georgia at the time.

Stanley S. Tollman and Monty D. Hundley, via the Tollman-Hundley Hotel Group, became the largest franchisees in the 1980s and bought Days Inn of America.

[9] Starting with the second location in Forsyth, many Days Inns featured a restaurant and gift shop combination called Tasty World.

He noted that his refusal was criticized by bankers, who felt that including a bar would increase profits.

[10] Forsyth and many properties after it also featured on-site gasoline pumps to sell unbranded fuel to motel guests.

[11] Day, who was a devout Christian, also offered a network of chaplains to provide ministry at each motel.

[12] Days Inn was one of the first hotel chains to offer discounts to senior citizens.

Days Inn and Moto Hospitality have experimented with two hotels in Wetherby and Winchester.