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Choice Hotels Is Running Two Playbooks. One of Them Is Lying.

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Feb 19

Choice Hotels Is Running Two Playbooks. One of Them Is Lying.

Choice is selling Wall Street a growth-through-mix story while selling owners a RevPAR story. The franchise agreement doesn't care which narrative wins.

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Elena Voss 4 min read · Feb 19