Choice Hotels News
Choice Hotels plans expansion in Greece
Choice Hotels Europe has signed a multi-unit development agreement with GVK Enterprises, a hospitality management and development firm, to introduce and establish a hotel portfolio in Greece. Choice anticipates that the first property under the agreement will open by the summer of 2017 under a Comfort flag in Athens, and that thereafter four additional properties will be developed on the Greek mainland and islands under the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands.
Choice Hotels Ascend Hotel Collection expands Carribean portfolio
The Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International is continuing its Caribbean growth with the addition of the elegant 25-room Opus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana on the coast of South America to its growing list of unique upscale properties. The Opus is the twelfth hotel in Choice Hotels’ Caribbean portfolio.
Choice Hotels Ascend Hotel Collection welcomes Trois Tilleuls Hotel & Spa
Today, the Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced the addition of the Trois Tilleuls - Hotel & Spa in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec to its growing list of distinctive upscale hotels.
Choice Hotels partners with TripAdvisor
Choice Hotels International is partnering with TripAdvisor on the new mobile TripAdvisor Instant Booking feature. TripAdvisor is currently testing Instant Booking, which allows travelers to easily complete their hotel reservations while remaining on the TripAdvisor mobile app and mobile website.
Choice Hotels adds two more hotels to UK portfolio
Choice Hotels Europe, the company behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands in Europe and part of Choice Hotels International, one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, today announced that two more properties have been added to its network in Manchester and Richmond.
Choice Hotels upgrades choiceADVANTAGE
Choice Hotels International, Inc. the company behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands, today announced that it has deployed a new, streamlined interface for choiceADVANTAGE, its cloud-based hotel property management system (PMS), and has successfully installed the PMS so far in over 30% of its UK hotel network.
Ascend Hotel Collection continues global expansion
Choice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection is stepping up its global expansion with the announcement that two boutique hotels have joined the portfolio. These properties are the gibson hotel, Dublin, Ireland and Lindenwarrah at Milawa, Australia. The announcement was made to industry insiders at the 19th annual meeting of The Lodging Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Choice Hotels in mobile focus
Choice Hotels has unveiled a new tool which enables travellers to make reservations using their mobile devices. RapidBook streamlines the search and checkout functions by leveraging the preferences and other information customers opt to add to their online profile.
Choice Hotels moves into new headquarters in Maryland
Choice Hotels International has finalised its move to new global headquarters at 1 Choice Hotels Circle in Rockville, Maryland. A ribbon cutting event was held to celebrate the event, attended by more than 400 state and local elected officials, economic development leaders, community representatives and employees.
Choice Hotels adds 88 properties in 1Q
Choice Hotels has added 88 newly opened franchised properties to its portfolio during the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, the company has executed a total of 83 new domestic contracts within the first quarter of 2013, a 30-percent increase over the same period of the prior year.
Choice Hotels moves to new headquarters
Choice Hotels International is completing its move to its new global headquarters at 1 Choice Hotels Circle in Rockville, Maryland at Rockville Town Square. The company’s more than 400 headquarter employees will begin work here on April 8, 2013.
Choice Hotels to bring Cambria Suites to New York
Choice Hotels International, Inc, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, announced today that it was working with property developers Concord Hospitality, We Care Trading Co., Ltd, and Meyer Jabara Hotels to build three new Cambria Suites hotels in New York. The properties, to be located in Times Square and Chelsea in Manhattan, and downtown White Plains in nearby Westchester County, build on Choice Hotels growth plans in the upscale lodging segment and the expansion of Cambria Suites in key urban markets, offering business travellers a stylish, new all-suite hotel product with exceptional services and amenities at a great value.