SILVER SPRING, Md., April 30 // PRNewswire-FirstCall // -- Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable July 18, 2008 to shareholders of record as of July 3, 2008.
Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,600 hotels, representing more than 455,000 rooms, in the United States and 38 countries and territories. As of March 31, 2008, 986 hotels are under development in the United States, representing 79,276 rooms, and an additional 96 hotels, representing 8,321 rooms, are under development in more than 20 countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide.
Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels Web site, which may be accessed at http://www.choicehotels.com.
Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Cambria Suites, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.
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Choice Hotels International is one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world.