Choice is focused on its Comfort brand and the Ascend Hotel Collection for the region

(TRAVPR.COM) USA - July 1st, 2014 - CHOICE HOTELS APPOINTS DENNIS WYNN TO LEAD FRANCHISE SALES FOR CARIBBEAN PORTFOLIO

ROCKVILLE, MD (July 1, 2014) - Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, has assigned Atlanta-based hospitality executive Dennis Wynn to oversee the lodging company's franchise sales efforts in the Caribbean.

Appointed Director of Membership for the company's Ascend Hotel Collection in 2012, Wynn now adds the Caribbean region to his portfolio.

In this expanded role, Wynn will be responsible for the strategic growth and overall development direction not only for Ascend, but the core brands, including Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality Inn and Clarion.

Wynn, who has been with Choice since 2006, has been instrumental in creating a steady and long term growth strategy for the Ascend Hotel Collection, which now has more than 120 member hotels worldwide. Prior to joining Choice, Wynn served with The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta as a chef.

The new appointment will assist the leading lodging company with its Caribbean development thrust in a rebounding market.

"We love the Caribbean and our customer base is very interested in the Caribbean," said Choice Hotels International President and CEO Stephen P. Joyce during the company's recent annual convention in Las Vegas.

"Our brands do very well there and we have had very high contribution levels," added Joyce, who believes there is greater opportunity beyond the existing eight hotels in the region.

The chief executive asserted that Choice was focused on its Comfort brand and the Ascend Hotel Collection for the region: "We are focused on the Comfort brand because everyone knows it, it's a great product to have and it fits a lot of the mid-tier traveler needs in the Caribbean. And Ascend because it allows for the independent nature of the hotel operators who want to be on their own and do things their own way. These brands drive strong US-based and European-based traffic into our hotels and we give them great value for the relationship."

Choice Hotels International currently has eight hotels in the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, and Puerto Rico.

About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,300 hotels, representing more than 500,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 other countries and territories. As of March 31, 2014, 398 hotels, representing more than 30,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States. Additionally, 95 hotels, representing approximately 8,900 rooms, were 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 Hotels & Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands, as well as its Ascend Hotel Collection membership program, serve guests worldwide.

Choice Hotels International offers the Choice Privileges® rewards program. With more than 20 million members worldwide, it is one of the fastest growing hotel loyalty programs in the travel industry.

Additional corporate information can be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Choice Privileges, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Hotels & Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, and Ascend Hotel Collection are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International Inc.

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