<div id="subtitle">Choice Hotels International's properties to be listed on Expedia sites worldwide</div><div><p>Choice Hotels International Inc. said Thursday it signed an agreement with online travel company Expedia Inc. to list its lodging properties on Expedia and Hotels.com Web sites.</p><p>Financial terms were not disclosed. Within a week Choice hotels will start to be available on Expedia.com and Hotels.com sites worldwide, and later on Hotwire.com.</p><p>Choice Hotels franchises more than 6,000 hotels in the U.S. and more than 35 other countries and territories, under the brand names Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge and Clarion, among others.</p><p>Choice Hotels shares were flat at $32.50 in afternoon trading, while Expedia shares were down 28 cents at $23.81.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63247703&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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