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  1. CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL FACT SHEET
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  3. Choice Hotels International is the largest international hotel franchisor encompassing the Comfort, Quality, Clarion, Sleep, Rodeway, Econo Lodge and Friendship brands.  Choice Hotels International began doing business in 1941 and began offering franchises that same year.  Choice Hotels International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manor Care, Inc. in Silver Spring, MD.
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  5. Consistently rated among the top franchising opportunities in the United States (Success Magazine, November 1994),  Choice Hotels International is one of the premier franchising opportunities in the lodging category.
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  7. System Size:
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  9.                            U.S.                  2,688 hotels  open and under development
  10.                            Canada              231 hotels  open and under development
  11.                            Americas             34 hotels  open and under development
  12.                            Asia-Pacific         82 hotels open and under development
  13.                            Europe                280 hotels open and under development
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  16. HOTEL BRANDS:  
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  18. Choice Hotels International brands include:  Sleep Inns; Comfort Inns and Suites; Quality Inns, Hotels & Suites; Clarion Hotels, Suites Resorts and Carriage House Inns; Rodeway Inns; Econo Lodges; and, Friendship Inns.
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  20. COSTS:
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  22.                                                  Franchise fee: $15K-$40K
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  24.                                                 Capital required: $1.5M - $4M
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  27. CONTACT:
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  29.                                                                  Joseph Lavin
  30.                                                         Franchise Sales Director
  31.                                                            10750 Columbia Pike
  32.                                                           Silver Spring, MD 20901
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  34.                                                                    301-593-5600
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