FORT WORTH, Texas and SILVER SPRING, Md., Travelocity and Choice Hotels International, Inc. CHH have signed an agreement that will give consumers access to guaranteed low priced hotels from Choice Hotels' eight well-known brands via the Travelocity shopping engine. This is the first merchant hotel agreement Choice Hotels has signed with an online travel site.

Choice Hotels franchises more than 5,000 hotel properties open or under development worldwide under the brand names Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn.

"From our perspective, Travelocity adds tremendous distribution value to Choice Hotels' properties, putting them in front of tens of millions of consumers. This agreement will continue to strengthen the partnership we have created together," said Wayne Wielgus, Choice Hotels' senior vice president, marketing. "We are excited to be on board."

"Adding Choice Hotels' brands to our merchant hotel mix is a win for us, a win for Choice Hotels and, most importantly, a win for our mutual customers," said Ross Mantione, Travelocity's vice president partner marketing alliances. "We look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship with Choice Hotels."

The roll out of Choice Hotels' merchant inventory on Travelocity has already begun and more properties are being added daily.

About Travelocity's Merchant Hotel Program

More than 3,000 hotels worldwide currently participate in Travelocity's merchant hotel program. Popular chains include Choice Hotels International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts (formerly Six Continents Hotels). Additionally, more than 1,000 well known independently owned and operated hotels from across the world participate. Travelocity was the first merchant of its scope to gain access to rates and availability directly from suppliers' central reservation systems. Merchant partners can benefit from greater merchandising opportunities to more than 40 million Travelocity members and onward distribution partners through enhanced hotel descriptions and rate displays on the hotel path as well as participation in packaging and cross-sell opportunities.

About Travelocity

Travelocity®, a Sabre Holdings® company, pioneered the online travel space and continues to be the most popular travel service on the Web, giving consumers access to hundreds of airlines, thousands of hotels and cruise, last-minute and vacations packages, and best-in-class car rental companies, all backed by 1,000 customer service representatives staffed to provide 24-hour assistance. With 40 million members, Travelocity is the sixth largest travel agency in the United States. It has been recognized worldwide for its leadership in the online travel space, and it operates or powers Web sites in five languages across four continents.

Sabre Holdings Corporation TSG is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at . Additional information about Travelocity can be found on the Web at www.travelocity.com .

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,000 hotels open and under development under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brand names in 48 countries. For more information on Choice Hotels, visit the company's internet site at www.choicehotels.com .

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Anne Curtis (Choice)
301-592-5032
Choice