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Choice Hotels International reports developments across its global lodging franchise business, including brand growth, franchise agreements, hotel openings, revenue management, and performance across extended stay, midscale, upscale, and economy segments. Company updates frequently reference brands and platforms such as Sleep Inn, Ascend Collection, Radisson, Choice Privileges, and franchise-owner tools that support booking, distribution, and hotel operations.
Recurring news also covers technology deployment in hospitality, including AI-enabled solutions such as Choice Hotels Business Direct, EasyBid, CHARLIE, RAISE, AgentCore, and AgentForce. Other updates address international expansion, the Canadian direct franchising model, loyalty and traveler research, annual convention themes, and quarterly operating results for the franchise-driven hotel portfolio.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) announced Sleep Inn's new Scenic Dreams prototype and the opening of four new construction properties in Tennessee, Nevada, and Pennsylvania on April 13, 2026. The design emphasizes wellness, natural light, regionally inspired murals, and operational efficiency for owners.
Early results show a RevPAR premium of +1.71 at renovated hotels and an average LTR of 8.36 for properties completing upgrades (up 0.25 points year over year). More than 40 prototype hotels are in the pipeline.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) will report Q1 2026 earnings on April 30, 2026 with results released at ~6:30 a.m. ET and a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Management (Patrick Pacious and Scott Oaksmith) will review performance; a live webcast, call dial‑in numbers, replay and transcript will be available on the investor relations site.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) released January 2026 survey findings showing travelers value trust, transparency and rewards over price alone. Key metrics: 83% cite trust as crucial, 75% prefer thoughtful gestures, 73% want comfort-consistency-cost balance, and 64% say rewards enhance hotel value.
The company highlights Choice Privileges updates that grant elite status after five nights and milestone rewards every five qualifying nights.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) said its Ascend Collection soft brand surpassed 500 open hotels on March 16, 2026, highlighted by The Harrison Hotel (95 rooms) and The Gould Hotel (48 rooms). The brand lists a 70-property pipeline as of March 2 and a China master franchise adding over 9,500 rooms.
Additional recent expansion includes first properties in Poland and Chile, six new Québec properties, and a planned Maasai Mara debut in Africa, while many Ascend hotels participate in the Choice Privileges rewards program.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) appointed Jeff Lobb as SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, effective March 26, 2026. Lobb, a 20-year company veteran who joined in 2006, succeeds Simone Wu, who will retire later this spring. He will oversee global legal, public policy, and governance and report to CEO Pat Pacious.
Lobb previously served as Deputy General Counsel, leading corporate, finance, and transactions teams and supporting M&A, investments, real estate, and major commercial agreements.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) opened its 11th annual Mastery technology summit on Feb 27, 2026, convening 800+ associates for a week of hands-on AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and analytics workshops and competitions.
Sessions include AWS AI league, Capture the Flag cybersecurity challenges, Make-a-Thon builds, and community service activities.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2875 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2026.
Choice operates over 7,500 hotels representing more than 650,000 rooms across 50 countries and territories. The company cautions that future dividends and cash actions remain subject to business risks and board discretion.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) and Wanderlab at Tripadvisor launched an interactive Century of Route 66 road trip guide on Feb 24, 2026, mapping all 2,500 miles across eight states. The digital map pairs Choice Hotels stays with historic sites, diners, attractions and traveler insights to help plan itineraries.
The guide highlights state-by-state stops, examples of Choice properties along the route, and Tripadvisor data showing a 20% year-over-year rise in Route 66 interest.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) reported full-year 2025 net income of $369.9 million and diluted EPS of $7.90. Adjusted EBITDA reached a company record $625.6 million. Global openings totaled 440 hotels and international net rooms grew 12.5%. Full-year 2026 guidance calls for net income of $265–$275 million and adjusted EBITDA of $632–$647 million.
Other highlights: global franchise agreements awarded +22% in 2025, U.S. system rooms declined ~2.9%, and available liquidity was $571.4 million as of December 31, 2025.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) unveiled a redesigned Everhome Suites prototype on Feb 4, 2026, targeting smarter, lower‑cost extended stay development.
The design reduces average development cost per room by approximately 13%, increases capacity to about 120 suites, and builds on a portfolio with 27 open hotels and ~40 properties in development. First groundbreakings are expected in the coming months.