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Choice Hotels Continues European Expansion

Choice Hotels Continues European Expansion

2 February 2010 Press Release Hotel News

Worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) today announced their global expansion has reached a new milestone with the Company’s first ever entrance into Poland. With six newly added properties, this move reinforces and further demonstrates Choice Hotels commitment to grow its portfolio throughout the European market.

Choice Hotel International Highlight Growth Prospects At America’s Lodging Investment Summit

28 January 2010 Press Release Hotel News

Executives from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) highlighted the franchisor’s extensive opportunities for growth and shared their insights on its business operations at the eighth annual America’s Lodging Investment Summit, held this week in San Diego, California. Speakers from Choice Hotels included President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen P. Joyce, Senior Vice President, eCommerce and Global Distribution Mary Beth Knight, and Vice President of Emerging Brands, Kevin Lewis.

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.