Choice Hotels International Opens 43 New Hotels in September
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 43 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of September. The openings include hotels in 20 states and 8 countries, adding more than 3,400 rooms to the company’s existing 475,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in September include:
Inn of Chicago, an Ascend Collection hotel – Chicago, Ill.
Comfort Suites – Orlando, Fla.
Rodeway Inn – Atlanta, Ga.
The pet-friendly Rodeway Inn hotel is located near Six Flags and offers a seasonal outdoor pool, exercise room, gift shop, meeting facilities and free continental breakfast. Guestrooms at the hotel feature free wireless high-speed Internet access, microwaves and refrigerators while select rooms also offer balconies.Quality Hotel – Reading, England
Other Choice brand hotels that opened in August include:
Ascend Collection
- Lafayette, La.
Comfort Inn and Comfort Hotel
- Genova, Italy
- Hebron, Ind.
- Santa Rosa, N.M.
- Trondheim, Norway
Comfort Suites
- Bay City, Texas
- Charleston, S.C.
- Edmond, Okla.
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Jewett, Texas
- Manhattan, Kans.
- Simpsonville, S.C.
- Wenatchee, Wash.
Quality Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Quality Hotel
- Dresden, Germany
- Myerstown, Penn.
- Salisbury, N.C.
- Sao Luis, Brazil
- Saraland, Ala.
- Sarnia, Canada
- Seabrook, Texas
- State College, Penn.
- Tuticorin, India
Sleep Inn and Sleep Inn & Suites
- Berwick, La.
- Houston, Texas
- McDonough, Ga.
- Jacksonville, Fla.
Clarion Hotel, Clarion Inn and Clarion Suites
- Anchorage, Alaska
- King of Prussia, Penn.
- San Pedro, Calif.
- South Saint Paul, Minn.
Econo Lodge
- Austell, Ga.
- Estes Park, Colo.
- Clairton, Penn.
- Morwell, Australia
- Sumter, S.C.
- Whippany, N.J.
Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Blythe, Calif.
- Sheridan, Wyo.
Other brands within the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel.
About Choice Hotels | As of June 30, 2009, Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchised more than 5,900 hotels, representing more than 479,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. On September 22, 2009, the company announced it had opened its 6,000th franchised property. As of June 30, 2009, more than 800 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 64,000 rooms, and an additional 110 hotels, representing approximately 8,700 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 15 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 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 .
Rocco Loverro
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