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Choice Hotels International Opens 28
New Hotels in July 2011


Silver Spring, Md. (August 2, 2011) – Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 28 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of July. The openings include hotels in 15 states and six additional countries, adding more than 2,800 rooms to the company’s existing 490,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in July include:

Xona Resort Suites, an Ascend Collection hotel – Scottsdale, Ariz.
The first Ascend Collection property in Arizona and the largest in the continental United States with 431 rooms, the Xona Resort Suites in North Scottsdale is set against a dazzling desert backdrop. The hotel features a contemporary Southwest-inspired design with sprawling indoor and outdoor spaces and spectacular views of Arizona’s pale blue skits and purple mountains. With roomy suites, a full-service restaurant, lively bar, adjacent spa, four sparkling swimming pools, business center, 24-hour fitness center, and dramatic meeting and event space, the resort is an oasis for couples, families, groups, weddings and business travelers.

Comfort Suites – Bakersfield, Calif.
This smoke-free hotel is located within minutes to the nearby River Lakes Golf Course and Kern County Fairgrounds. The property offers a free full breakfast, free high-speed Internet, outdoor pool, whirlpool/hot tub, exercise room, business center, free weekday newspapers and an onsite putting green. All rooms are suites and feature microwaves, refrigerators, and more. Select rooms offer in-bath whirlpools.

Clarion Hotel – Richmond, Va.
Conveniently located within historic Richmond, the hotel offers free Wi-Fi, a seasonal outdoor pool, onsite restaurant and lounge, exercise room, business center, free weekday newspapers, guest laundry facilities and banquet/meeting facilities for up to 600 people. Spacious guestrooms offer pillow-top mattresses with select rooms also featuring microwave, flat screen TVs, refrigerators and sofa beds. Parking is available and pets are welcomed at the hotel for an additional fee.

Comfort Hotel – Bobigny, France
This Comfort Hotel property is conveniently located near the economic hub of the beautiful city of Bobigny, just outside of Paris. The hotel provides free high-speed internet and parking and is pet friendly. The property is 100 percent smoke free and guestrooms offer hair dryers, coffee makers and flat screen TVs with cable.

Other Choice Hotels brand properties that opened in July include:

Comfort Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites
Quality Inn, Quality Suites and Quality Resort
Clarion Inn and Clarion Inn & Suites
Econo Lodge and Econo Lodge Inn & Suites
The Sleep Inn, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, and Rodeway Inn brands are also included within the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels.

About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,100 hotels, representing more than 490,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. As of June 30, 2011, more than 450 hotels were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 37,000 rooms, and approximately 100 hotels, representing approximately 8,700 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels.

Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Ascend Collection are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.
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Contact:

Rocco Loverro
Tel:  (301) 592-6719
[email protected]

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Choice Hotels International Opens 27 New Hotels in June 2011 / July 2011

Choice Hotels Appoints Christine Lynn as Vice President of Marketing Services / June 2011

Choice Hotels Opens 29-room Comfort Inn Hyde Park in London, England / April 2011

Choice Hotels Promotes Kelly Kane to Vice President, Corporate Communications and Jeff Lobb to Vice President & Assistant General Counsel / April 2011

Choice Hotels Annual Supplier Diversity Award to Promote Minority and Woman-Owned Business Awarded to the Choice Hotels Corporate Communications Department / March 2011

Choice Hotels Canada Honours its Top Performing Hotels; 9 Properties Receive Platinum Awards with an Additional 19 Earning Gold / February 2011

Choice Hotels Begins Overseas Roll Out of Proprietary Web-based Property Management System, choiceADVANTAGE, for its International Franchisees / February 2011

Choice Hotels International Opens 73 New Hotels in December / January 2011

Three Canadian Properties Join Choice Hotels Ascend Collection; The Château Moncton and Château Saint John, New Brunswick, and Hotel Royal William, Québec / January 2011

Choice Hotels International Opens 33 Hotels in November in 14 States and Seven Countries Adding More than 2,500 rooms / December 2010

Choice Hotels International Opens 24 New Hotels in October Adding More than 1,600 rooms / November 2010

Choice Hotels Offers Significant Incentives for Hotel Owners Interested in Converting an Existing Hotel to the Quality, Clarion or Econo Lodge Brand; Incentives Include Discounted Application Fees, No Royalty Fees and Cash Back Upon Opening / August 2010

To Stimulate Brand Growth Econo Lodge Offering Up to $25,000 in Incentives for Conversion Properties / Aug 2003

Choice Offers Development Incentive for Conversions to Quality Brand; Up to $85,000 in Savings for Conversion Properties / Aug 2002
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