Choice Hotels to Discuss Second Quarter 2002 Earnings in Conference Call

Press Release: Choice Hotels International, Inc.
July 2, 2002
SILVER SPRING, MD -- Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE:CHH) will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the company's second quarter 2002 earnings. The company will release its earnings prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange that morning.

The call-in number to listen to the call is 1-888-423-3274. The conference call also will be Webcast simultaneously via the company's Web site, www.choicehotels.com. Interested investors and other parties wishing to access the call on the Web should go to the Web site, click on the Corporate Information link and then the Investor Info link. The Investor Info page will feature a conference call microphone icon to access the call.

The audio of the call will be archived and available on www.choicehotels.com for those unable to listen to the call on July 17. It also will be archived and available for replay until August 7, 2002, by calling 1-800-475-6701. The access code for the replay is: 644069.

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,000 hotels open or under development worldwide under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and MainStay Suites brands.

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Contact: 

     Choice Hotels International, Inc.
     John Hawkins, (301) 592-5075
     Fax: (301) 592-6177
     John_hawkins@choicehotels.com