/C O R R E C T I O N -- Choice Hotels International, Inc./

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 2, 2012

Choice Hotels to Report 3rd Quarter 2012 Earnings on October 24, 2012; Conference Call to be Held on October 25, 2012

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced that it will report third quarter 2012 results on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. The company will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2012 earnings at 9:30a.m. ET on Thursday, October 25, 2012.

The dial-in number for the teleconference is 1-866-383-8003 and the access code is 78277943.  International callers should dial 1-617-597-5330 and enter access code 78277943. A live Web cast will be available on the company's Web site, choicehotels.com, and can be accessed via the Investor Info link.

The call will be recorded and available for replay beginning at 12:30p.m. ET on Thursday, October 25, 2012 by calling 1-888-286-8010 and entering access code 20807104. International callers may access the replay by dialing 1-617-801-6888 and entering access code 20807104. The replay will be available through Thursday, November 1, 2012. In addition, the call will be archived and available on choicehotels.com via the Investor Info link.

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises approximately 6,200 hotels, representing more than 495,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. As of June 30, 2012, more than 375 hotels were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 30,000 rooms, and approximately 75 hotels, representing approximately 6,700 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in approximately 15 other 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, as well as its Ascend Hotel Collection membership program, serve guests worldwide.

Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. website, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.