The Quality Hotel Conference Center features 139 guestrooms, exercise facility equipped with treadmill, stationary bike, stair-stepper and free weights, 5,000 square-foot meeting space, breakfast area that seats up to 100 people, outdoor pool, Texas Steak House Restaurant, Legend�s Lounge, executive board room and catering services.

All guestrooms feature king- or queen-size beds, microwave, minifridge, safe, workdesk with ergonomic chair, computer data port, coffeemaker, iron, ironing board, hairdryer and 27-inch remote-control cable television. Some rooms also feature a whirlpool tub. Handicapped and non-smoking rooms are available.

Guests of the Quality Hotel Conference Center receive a complimentary USA TODAY newspaper and complimentary hot breakfast that includes eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, pancakes, homemade biscuits and gravy, breads, muffins, cereals, fresh fruit, coffee, tea and juices.

Conveniently located off U.S. Interstate 20, the Quality Hotel Conference Center is close to many attractions including Dewberry Plantation, Caldwell Zoo, Discovery Science Place and Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge.

Rates begin at $55. Children, ages 18 and under, stay free when accompanied by an adult. Discounts are available when booked in advance on a space-available basis for seniors, American Automobile Association members, business travelers, government and military personnel and groups. The hotel participates in Choice�s Choice Privileges rewards program where guests can earn points toward free stays, airline miles or gifts when staying at U.S. Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion and MainStay Suites hotels.

Guests can receive airline miles from participating airlines when staying at any Choice brand hotel.

From now through Aug. 29, 2004, visitors to www.choicehotels.com may enter the �Wake Up a Winner� sweepstakes for a chance to win a Grand Prize trip to Athens, Greece for this summer�s events as well as Rome and London, complete with airfare, hotel accommodations and $10,000 in spending money. Additional Grand Prize trips for two to National Park sites throughout the U.S., including airfare, hotel accommodations and $5,000 in spending money, will also be awarded.

Quality Hotels are franchised by Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH). There currently are 902 Quality brand hotels open and 87 under development worldwide, representing 101,911 rooms.

For reservations at any Quality brand hotel worldwide, contact Choice�s toll-free reservation service at (800)-4CHOICE or visit www.choicehotels.com on the Internet. Rooms at the Quality Hotel Conference Center also can be booked by contacting the hotel directly at (903) 597-1301.

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

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