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| United
States:
Choice enjoyed another strong development year, adding 301 new
properties to its system. To help franchisees improve their
hotels' performance, the company introduced new training programs,
unveiled a Technology Service Program to help finance equipment,
maintenance and training for property management systems and
revamped its franchisee awards program to recognize quality
within the system by introducing Bronze and Silver Hospitality
Awards. |
Europe,
Middle East and Africa:
Friendly Hotels, master franchisor for Western Europe, added
121 properties in 1999, a 60 percent increase to its Choice
system. At year's end, the Choice Hotels Europe portfolio included
302 hotels open and 24 under development in the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland,
Italy, Portugal and Spain. Within the next four years, Friendly
plans to open 50 Sleep Inn hotels in the United Kingdom and
25 in Spain. Choice Hotels Scandinavia added six new properties
and more than 2,000 rooms to its system, bringing its portfolio
at year's end to 92 hotels. |
| The
Americas:
Choice Hotels Canada continued to enjoy strong growth and wider
consumer acceptance. For the fourth consecutive year, the company
was named the Hotel Chain of the Year by the North West Commercial
Travelers Association of Canada. In South America, Choice Atlantica
Hotels, the master franchisor, has 12 hotels open and signed
its 50th contract for development of Clarion, Quality, Comfort
and Sleep hotels. |
Asia
Pacific:
Choice's strategic alliance with Flag International in Australia
brought 385 hotels on line in 1999, with plans to convert another
66 properties to Choice brands in 2000. Over the next four years,
almost 250 Flag hotels will be converted to Clarion, Quality
and Comfort brand hotels. In Japan, the Vessel group broke ground
for the first of 20 Sleep Inn hotels in western Japan, with
the Greens Hotel Company signing on to develop properties in
eastern Japan. The Quality Resort Terraces in New Zealand became
the first international property to win a Platinum award, Choice's
highest recognition for quality. |
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