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Choice Hotels Promotes Brian Kirkland to Chief Technology Officer
Choice Hotels | February 6, 2018
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 6, 2018 -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, announced the promotion of Brian Kirkland to the position of Chief Technology Officer. In this new leadership role, Kirkland will oversee the company's overall information technology strategy, development and operations. He will report directly to John Bonds, senior vice president, enterprise operations and technology. Kirkland has been a key member of Choice's technology innovation team since 2015, which is based in Phoenix, Ariz. He previously served as vice president of engineering. Recently, Kirkland...
Choice Hotels Introduces Lodging Industry’s First Major Central Reservation System in 30 Years
Choice Hotels | January 23, 2018
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 23, 2018 -- Building on a legacy of innovations, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), announced today the transition to choiceEDGE, the first new global reservation system (GRS) from a hotel company in over 30 years. The state-of-the-art distribution platform supports more than 6,500 Choice Hotels properties globally. The choiceEDGE platform leads the way for the industry's shift towards accelerated global digital communication and guest experience personalization through data analytics. choiceEDGE and its cloud-based, technically advanced design is built to effectively handle the current and future vo...