Choice Hotels Signs Franchise Agreements With Organizations Led By African-American Women to Develop Six Hotels Across US and Caribbean

Choice Hotels | April 18, 2019

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 18, 2019 -- Businesses owned by women of color grew three times faster than other women-owned businesses in the United States last year, yet it is estimated by the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD) that less than one percent of hotels are owned by African-American women. Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s (NYSE: CHH) one-of-a-kind emerging markets franchise development team is helping to bridge this gap and extend the opportunity of hotel ownership to underrepresented populations—most recently by awarding six franchise agreements to organizations led by Africa...