Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE:CHH) will conduct a conference call on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 11 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the company's first quarter 2004 earnings. The company will release its earnings after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 21.

The call-in number to listen to the call is 1-800-450-0819. 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 About Choice Hotels link and then the Investor Information link. The Investor Information 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 April 22. It also will be archived and available for replay until May 22 by calling 1-800-475-6701. The access code for the replay is: 726066.

Choice Hotels International is one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, marketing more than 5,000 hotels open or under development in 44 countries under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge, and Rodeway Inn brand names. For more information on Choice, visit the company's web site at www.choicehotels.com.

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

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Media Contact: John Hawkins Tel: (301) 592-5075 Fax: (301) 592-6177 John_hawkins@choicehotels.com