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) 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.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) announced Everhome Suites reached a milestone with 27 properties open after new openings in San Antonio, TX (Oct 2025), Bowling Green, KY (Nov 2025), and Somerset, NJ (Dec 2025).
The brand emphasizes apartment-style suites, a redesigned midscale extended-stay prototype, and continued development partnership with Highside Companies.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) reported strong 2025 development driven by record international expansion and its largest-ever extended stay year. Key highlights include 130 newly onboarded international hotels, nearly 160,000 rooms outside the U.S. (a 13% rooms increase), acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Choice Hotels Canada, and 66 domestic extended stay openings. The company also signed large international distribution and master franchise agreements (including a 70-unit deal in China) and grew domestic pipelines: 133 upscale pipeline hotels and 247 U.S. core-brand franchise agreements. Management noted forward-looking risks such as construction delays and financing availability that could affect future results.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) launched a global marketing campaign called Travel Values on January 20, 2026, highlighting how guests can get more from each stay. The multi-channel campaign stars Keegan-Michael Key, marks the third year of his partnership with the company, and was developed with 72andSunny New York and dentsu X.
The ads (30- and 15-second spots) will run across TV, connected TV, digital and social throughout 2026 and will feature Choice Hotels brands from Comfort to Cambria. The campaign also spotlights Choice Privileges, the company’s hotel rewards program, and notes rewards at over 7,000 properties across 45 countries.
Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) will report Q4 and full‑year 2025 earnings on February 19, 2026 at ~6:30 a.m. ET
The company will host a conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. ET with CEO Patrick Pacious and CFO Scott Oaksmith; a live webcast and dial‑in (conference ID 96042) will be available and a replay/transcript posted within 24 hours.
Choice operates over 7,500 hotels (~650,000 rooms) across 22 brands in 47 countries and territories.