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Looking For A Graduation Or Mother's Day Gift? Birthday Present? Corporate Incentive?

(Wednesday, March 29, 2006) - Looking for the perfect present for the 2006 graduate who will be traveling cross-country with friends this summer? Need to buy corporate gifts for co-workers, employees or clients? Looking for a Mother's Day gift for the mother who loves to travel but already owns every travel gizmo imaginable? Surprise that friend, relative or co-worker with the new Choice Hotels gift card. You choose the dollar amount. They choose the hotel and the destination.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) now offers a gift card redeemable at participating Clarion, Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites properties in the U.S.*

The card can be purchased online at choicehotels.com in denominations of $25, $50, $75, $100, $150 or $200.

"We had guests and hotel owners asking us about offering a gift card," said Bill Carlson, vice president, consumer marketing for Choice Hotels International. "We're excited that now we can respond to that customer demand. Be it graduation or Mother's Day, a birthday or Valentine's Day, Christmas or Hanukkah -or if you're looking for a corporate incentive- we've got the perfect answer: a Choice Hotels gift card."

About Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International is one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, marketing more than 5,000 hotels open or under development in more than 40 countries under the Cambria Suites, Clarion, Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brand names. For more information on Choice, visit the company's web site at choicehotels.com.

Media Contact:
Robin Ferrier
Tel: (301) 592-7619
Fax: (301) 592-6177
robin_ferrier@choicehotels.com


* For a complete list of participating locations, visit www.choicehotels.com and click on the Gift Card link at the bottom of the page.

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Clarion, Quality, Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Cambria Suites are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.

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