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  • Jul 9, 2025
    The Wall Street Journal

    Creating your own app is now possible with any number of artificial intelligence-based tools, leading to the “vibe coding” revolution for code-writing amateurs. Brian Kirkland, CIO of Choice Hotels, said some of the hotel chain’s employees, including its engineers, recently taught and took classes on vibe coding. But for vibe coding to really take off, it needs to work inside of a company’s existing code base and connect to its other core development systems.

  • Jun 9, 2025
    Travel and Tour World

    In a decisive effort to strengthen its footprint in China, Choice Hotels International has officially entered into a master franchise agreement with SSAW Hotels and Resorts. This strategic alliance will see the introduction of 68 hotels into the renowned Ascend Collection, a brand known for its refined, upscale experiences. The move is considered a pivotal step in Choice Hotels’ roadmap to expand deeply within the Chinese travel and lodging landscape.

  • Jun 8, 2025
    WROR-FM

    Sitting high above South Boston, The Essex Rooftop kicked off its grand opening May 22 at the Cambria Downtown Hotel. This huge outdoor spot, located where West Broadway meets Dorchester Avenue, is now Boston's biggest open-air bar. The place is divided into two main areas, with a ground-floor dining room and an amazing 14th-floor rooftop space. Each section has its own kitchen, serving up different menus for customers.

  • Jun 6, 2025
    Hotel Magazine

    Choice Hotels International, Inc. has continued to expand its international footprint. This growth is fueled in large part by the company's gains in the upscale and upper-upscale segment, which encompass hotel brand debuts in new markets across Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, Europe, China and Australia.

  • Jun 4, 2025
    Forbes

    Choice Privileges has knocked World of Hyatt out of the No. 1 ranking for best hotel rewards program, according to a new study released Wednesday. The study by personal-finance website WalletHub compared the nine most popular hotel rewards programs based on 21 metrics, including point-earning and redemption polices and rewards value.

  • Jun 3, 2025
    Lodging

    Choice Hotels continues to expand its international footprint, with 31 hotels and more than 3,300 rooms onboarded year-to-date outside of the United States, and over 11,000 rooms added to the pipeline over the same period, resulting in a net pipeline increase of 95 percent since the beginning of the year.

  • May 30, 2025
    NBC Boston

    A new dining and drinking spot has come to a hotel in South Boston, and it includes a roof deck. According to its website along with an Instagram post from Caught in Southie, The Essex is now open at the Cambria Hotel, which is located by the intersection of W Broadway and Dorchester Avenue.

  • May 30, 2025
    Skift

    Everhome Suites continues to grow its nationwide footprint with the opening of six new properties and three groundbreakings. Choice Hotels now has 14 Everhome Suites open, 19 under construction, and more than 60 in the pipeline. The brand is on track to have nearly 25 hotels open by the end of the year.

  • May 29, 2025
    Lodging Magazine

    Everhome Suites, the midscale extended stay brand from Choice Hotels International, Inc., announced the opening of six new properties and the groundbreakings of three more across Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and Ohio. Choice Hotels now has 14 Everhome Suites open, 19 under construction, and more than 60 in the pipeline. The brand is on track to have nearly 25 hotels open by the end of the year.

  • May 28, 2025
    Hotelier Magazine

    Choice Hotels Canada has opened a new-build Comfort Inn & Suites in Bradford, Ont. Located in the historic downtown area of the city, the hotel is owned by Toronto-based Dhanoa Group, a leader in quick-service-restaurant management, casual-dine, hotels and real-estate development.

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The Radisson brands, including Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites, and Park Inn by Radisson, are owned in the Americas regions by Choice Hotels.
Outside of the Americas, the brands are owned by Radisson Hotel Group, an unaffiliated company headquartered in Belgium.