{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-1f0e34052b61435eb36dbc6ed213c809", "slug": "choice-hotels-international-inc-de", "name": "CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:16:22.064777Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Choice Hotels International is a U.S.-based hospitality company whose core business is hotel franchising, with hotel management also included in its Hotel Franchising & Management segment. Its portfolio spans economy to upscale and extended-stay lodging, with brands including Comfort, Quality Inn, Cambria Hotels, Radisson, Everhome Suites and WoodSpring Suites. The company supports franchisees with services such as reservation and property-management systems, marketing, training and revenue-enhancement tools. [P41304522][P8593749][P38464202]\n\nAt year-end 2025, Choice’s system included 7,575 open hotels and 656,825 rooms, with operations in 49 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and 50 countries and territories. FY2025 revenue was $1.597 billion. [P41304522][T3961649] The company describes its mission as supporting franchisee profitability and its broader purpose as connecting the world through hospitality. [P26908184][https://www.choicehotels.com/en-in/about] Choice traces its origins to a cooperative formed by seven Florida motor-court owners in 1939. [https://www.choicehotels.com/about/corporate-history]\n[P41304522][P8593749][P38464202][T3961649][P26908184][https://www.choicehotels.com/en-in/about][https://www.choicehotels.com/about/corporate-history]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:16:22.064777Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Choice Hotels’ product portfolio comprises hotel brands spanning economy through upscale, as well as extended-stay and collection formats. Brands include Comfort, Cambria Hotels, Ascend Collection, Clarion, Quality, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, and Radisson-branded hotels, alongside extended-stay brands Everhome Suites, WoodSpring Suites, MainStay Suites, and Suburban Studios. [P41304522] Cambria is a select-service upscale brand featuring location-inspired design, spacious rooms, and spa-style bathrooms; Ascend Collection hotels retain their individual character while using Choice’s distribution, technology, and support services. [P73287561][P122353100] MainStay Suites offers fully equipped kitchens, separate lounge and work areas, high-speed internet, 24/7 laundry, and weekly housekeeping. [P81929365]\n\nFor hotel owners and franchisees, Choice provides brand licensing, reservation and marketing services, training, revenue-enhancement support, purchasing relationships, and property-management and reservation systems. [P72206286][P38464202] Its central reservation system combines phone, web and app bookings with global distribution system connections. [P81304315] ChoiceADVANTAGE, a cloud-based property and yield-management platform, manages room inventory, rates, and reservations, syncs availability with the reservation system, and suggests rates using historical performance and projected occupancy. [P19783332] Franchise fees generally include royalties of 5–6% of gross room revenue and marketing/reservation fees of 3–4%. [P2095864] Choice Privileges lets members earn points toward hotel nights, participating-retailer gift cards, or airline miles; it applied to all brands except WoodSpring Suites at year-end 2025. [P28299007]\n\nThe company reports its franchise and management offerings as a combined segment rather than providing separate revenue by brand or service. In 2025, Hotel Franchising & Management revenue was $1,472.535 million, approximately 92% of consolidated revenue of $1,596.793 million. [T3961649] The segment includes royalties, initial and relicensing fees, reimbursements, partnership services and fees, and hotel management fees. [P8593749]\n[P41304522][P73287561][P122353100][P81929365][P72206286][P38464202][P81304315][P19783332][P2095864][P28299007][P8593749][T3961649][T3961649]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:16:22.064777Z" }, { "type": "GEOGRAPHY", "text": "As of December 31, 2025, Choice Hotels operated in 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in 50 countries and territories. Its system included 7,575 open hotels with 656,825 rooms: 6,187 hotels and 496,979 rooms in the United States, and 1,388 hotels and 159,846 rooms internationally. International properties represented approximately 18% of hotels and 24% of rooms, calculated from those totals. [P41304522][T4011451]\n\nChoice reported $41.3 million in international royalty fees for 2025, approximately 2.6% of consolidated revenue; this is a comparison of disclosed international royalty fees with total revenue, not a reported share of all revenue generated internationally. [P32025122][P26964620] Its principal executive office is in North Bethesda, Maryland. [P22728741]\n[P41304522][T4011451][T4011451][P32025122][P26964620][P22728741]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:16:22.064777Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Choice Hotels International reports one reportable segment: **Hotel Franchising & Management**. It includes hotel franchising across the company’s brands and brand extensions, as well as hotel management. The company aggregates these activities because they share similar economic characteristics, customers, distribution channels and regulatory environments. [P8593749]\n\nFor FY2025, Hotel Franchising & Management generated $1,472.5 million of revenue, approximately **92.2%** of consolidated revenue of $1,596.8 million. [T3961649] The filing also presents “Corporate & Other” separately, including operations of owned hotels, but does not identify it as a second reportable segment. [P45390389]\n[P8593749][T3961649][T3961649][P45390389]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:16:22.064777Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Seven Florida motor-court owners formed a lodging cooperative in 1939, which formally became Quality Courts United in 1941. The organization grew into a chain, reaching 100 hotels by 1952. [https://media.choicehotels.com/1930-1949] [https://www.choicehotels.com/about/corporate-history]\n\nIn 1963, it became the for-profit Quality Courts Motels, Inc.; a 1968 merger with Park Consolidated brought Stewart Bainum in as CEO and moved the headquarters to Silver Spring, Maryland. The company took the name Quality Inns International in 1972. It introduced Comfort Inn in 1981, then expanded its brands with Clarion, Sleep Inn and Comfort Suites in the 1980s. [https://media.choicehotels.com/1960-1969] [https://media.choicehotels.com/1980-1989]\n\nThe company adopted the name Choice Hotels International in 1990 and added Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn. In 1996, it separated from Manor Care and became a publicly traded company, while also launching MainStay Suites. Later milestones included the launch of Cambria Hotels & Suites and acquisition of Suburban Extended Stay Hotels in 2005, followed by the Ascend Hotel Collection in 2008. [https://media.choicehotels.com/1990-1999] [https://media.choicehotels.com/2000-2009] [https://media.choicehotels.com/2008-06-23-Choice-Hotels-Launches-Upscale-Ascend-Collection-Program]\n\nChoice acquired WoodSpring Suites’ brand and franchise business in 2018 and introduced Everhome Suites in 2020. In 2022, it completed its acquisition of Radisson Hotels Americas, adding nine brands; integration of nearly 600 hotels onto Choice’s franchise and digital platforms was completed in 2023. Leadership changed in 2026: Dominic Dragisich became interim CEO in May and was appointed president and CEO in August. 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