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Choice’s International division accounts for approximately 25% of the hotels in the company’s worldwide system. Choice added 98 hotels to its international portfolio in 2000, with the largest increase coming in Europe. Choice Hotels Europe increased its system by 44 properties while Choice Hotels Scandinavia added 19 hotels, including 10 in Denmark.

In Asia, Choice completed an agreement with K.K. Nippon Choice in Japan to open more than 40 hotels under the Clarion, Quality and Comfort brands within four years. The first Sleep Inn hotel in Japan opened in Fukuyama in a separate venture.

Choice opened its first hotel in mainland China, a 352-room Clarion Hotel in Guanghou.

In other country debuts, Choice opened two Comfort hotels and one Quality hotel in Egypt, as well as a Comfort hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Choice Hotels Canada was named the Hotel Chain of the Year for the fifth consecutive year by the North West Commercial Travelers Association.

 
Open:
1,136 hotels,
84,239 rooms
 
Under Development:
209 hotels,
21,239 rooms
 
Total:
1,345 hotels,
105,478 rooms
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