CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE

The company operates primarily as a hotel franchisor that licenses lodging brands to third-party owners and operators. It also directly owns seventeen properties and manages thirteen hotels. Its business encompasses economy, midscale, upper midscale, upscale, and extended-stay segments under brands including Comfort, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Everhome Suites, WoodSpring Suites, Radisson, and Cambria Hotels. Through its franchise system, the enterprise provides reservation infrastructure, marketing programs, and operational support. Its primary customers are hotel franchisees and developers, alongside business and leisure travelers.

The company operates in forty-nine states, the District of Columbia, and fifty countries and territories, with business concentrated mainly in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, its global system includes 7,575 open hotels with 656,825 rooms, as well as a pipeline of 825 properties with 77,862 rooms. Although incorporated in Delaware in 1980, the text does not mention the location of its headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Choice Hotels International's latest annual report, written by StockData.

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