Choice Hotels

American hotel chain
Organization business Q1075788
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Choice Hotels

Summary

Choice Hotels is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Choice Hotels is in the country of United States[3].
  • Choice Hotels is in the country of US[4].
  • Choice Hotels's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Choice Hotels's instance of is recorded as hotel chain[6].
  • Choice Hotels's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Choice Hotels's founder is recorded as Stewart W. Bainum, Sr.[8].
  • Choice Hotels's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville[9].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as WoodSpring Suites[10].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Suburban Studios[11].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as MainStay Suites[12].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Clarion Hotels[13].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Ascend Hotel Collection[14].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Cambria Hotels[15].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Comfort Hotels[16].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Rodeway Inn[17].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Quality Inn[18].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Econo Lodge[19].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Sleep Inn[20].
  • Choice Hotels's child organization or unit is recorded as Country Inn & Suites by Radisson[21].
  • Choice Hotels's Commons category is recorded as Choice Hotels[22].
  • Choice Hotels's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[23].
  • Choice Hotels's industry is recorded as hospitality industry[24].
  • 1939 marks the founding of Choice Hotels[25].
  • 1980-12-12 marks the founding of Choice Hotels[26].
  • Choice Hotels's location of formation is recorded as United States[27].

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Founding

Choice Hotels's founder is recorded as Stewart W. Bainum, Sr.[8]. Recorded inception include 1939[25] and 1980-12-12[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as United States[27].

Operations

Choice Hotels's headquarters location is recorded as Rockville[9]. Subsidiaries include WoodSpring Suites[10], a hotel chain[28], in United States[29], founded in 2003[30]; Suburban Studios[11], a hotel chain[31]; MainStay Suites[12], a hotel chain[32], in United States[33]; Clarion Hotels[13], a business[34]; Ascend Hotel Collection[14], a business[35]; and Cambria Hotels[15], a business[36].

Industry

Choice Hotels's industry is recorded as hospitality industry[24].

Ownership

Choice Hotels's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[23]. Products include hotel[37] and franchising[38].

Why It Matters

Choice Hotels ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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