Choice Hotels News
New Year, New Design and New Innovations - Choice Hotels International Unveils New Website
Leading worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today introduced consumers to its completely re-designed, innovative ChoiceHotels.com website, with easier search features and improved design to satisfy the hotel search needs of every traveler.
Choice Hotels Continues European Expansion
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
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 Expands Marketing Alliance with Outrigger Enterprises Group
Choice Hotels Adds Ten Additional Outrigger-Affiliated Hotels across Hawaii to its Upscale Ascend Collection Membership Program
Choice Hotels International Announces New Cambria Suites Hotel in Oklahoma City
The 134-suite Oklahoma City hotel is owned by Pat and John C. Lopez, of Suenos Hospitality of Oklahoma City and operated by HP Hotels. As of January 1, 2010, there are 19 Cambria Suites hotels open and nearly 30 under development nationwide.
Choice Hotels International Announces Home-Based Agent Strategy for Minot Contact Center
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced plans to transition its Minot, North Dakota contact center to a home-based operation as part of its strategy to ensure its service and reservations centers are performing at optimum levels in support of the company’s franchisees and hotel guests.
Choice Hotels International Agrees to Transition Choice Hospitality India to Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
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?
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 Hotels and its Board of Directors Announce Prestigious 2009 Supplier Diversity Award Winner
Local Hotel Franchisor Presents Consumer Information Research Group with Celebrated Diversity Recognition
Choice Hotels International Welcomes Two New Milestone Hotels in Haiti
Comfort Inn Hotel Will Be First Global Hotel Brand for Haiti in More Than a Decade; Island will Also Be Home to Ascend Collection Member Hotel
Choice’s Ascend Collection Announces 1st Canada Hotel
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 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.