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Choice Hotels International Agrees to Transition Choice Hospitality India to Wholly-Owned Subsidiary

Choice Hotels International Agrees to Transition Choice Hospitality India to Wholly-Owned Subsidiary

14 January 2010 Press Release Hotel News

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 60 percent ownership interest in Choice Hospitality (India) Ltd. Choice Hospitality India serves as the master partner and franchisor of Choice’s hotel brands in India, and after the completion of the transaction, the entity will be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Beyond disaster - what next for Haiti tourism?

Beyond disaster - what next for Haiti tourism?

14 January 2010 Tourism News

With the death toll of the Haiti earthquake expected to top 100,000, governments and aid agencies from around the world are working to channel personnel and supplies to the battered capital Port au Prince. The destitute nation’s most unprecedented natural disaster will also prove a bitter blow to the country’s tourism economy, just as it was poised to return from decades in the wilderness.

Choice’s Ascend Collection Announces 1st Canada Hotel

Choice’s Ascend Collection Announces 1st Canada Hotel

16 December 2009 Press Release Hotel News

Choice Hotels International Inc. announces the addition of its first member hotel in Canada for the company’s Ascend Collection—the Inn on the Lake hotel of Fall River, Nova Scotia. Ascend Collection is an elite network of Historic, Unique and Boutique hotels across the United States and the Caribbean.

Choice Hotels Names Patti Goodrich as Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure

Choice Hotels Names Patti Goodrich as Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure

16 December 2009 Press Release Hotel News

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has named Patti Goodrich vice president of enterprise infrastructure. In this new position, she will oversee the strategic direction and operational management of the company’s data center management, service management and support, and infrastructure services engineering teams. Goodrich reports to the company’s Chief Technology Officer Todd Davis.

Choice Hotels Launches 2010 European Hotel Directory

Choice Hotels Launches 2010 European Hotel Directory

15 December 2009 Press Release Hotel News

Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH), the global hotel group behind the Comfort, Quality, Clarion and Sleep Inn brands and one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world, today announced the launch of its 2010 European Hotel Directory which includes details of nearly 500 hotels located in 16 European countries. New for 2010 are hotels located in Poland and Latvia.

Expedia and Choice Hotels: Spencer Has His Say

Expedia and Choice Hotels: Spencer Has His Say

30 October 2009 Focus

In Part Two of our Ghosts of the Internet Past interviews, we caught up with former Expedia executive Spencer Rascoff. Spencer is now the Chief Operating Office of real estate website Zillow.com but was ran hotel supplier relations during the IHG/Expedia stand-off six years ago