Choice Hotels International opened 524 properties worldwide in 2009, representing more than 43,000 rooms. Texas debuted the most hotels domestically with 45, while internationally, Australia was the largest market with 19 hotel openings.
A list of the company’s new hotels according to brand:
• Comfort Inn – 109 new hotels
• Comfort Suites – 81 new hotels
• Quality – 104 new hotels
• Sleep Inn – 32 new hotels
• Clarion – 45 new hotels
• Cambria Suites – Six new hotels
• MainStay Suites – Two new hotels
• Suburban Extended Stay Hotel – Five new hotels
• Econo Lodge – 69 new hotels
• Rodeway Inn – 52 new hotels
• Ascend Collection – 19 new member hotels
