Choice Hotels Raises 2026 RevPAR Outlook After Q3 Gains
Choice Hotels lifted its full-year RevPAR forecast after posting a third straight quarter of U.S. net rooms growth and advancing its asset-light strategy.
Choice Hotels International raised its full-year 2026 revenue-per-available-room outlook after reporting third-quarter results that showed continued momentum in domestic room count expansion, the North Bethesda, Maryland-based company announced Monday.
The lodging franchisor recorded U.S. net rooms growth for the third consecutive quarter, a streak that signals strengthening demand for its portfolio of mid-scale and extended-stay brands listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHH.
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The company also advanced its asset-light strategy through the sale of owned hotel properties, a move consistent with its broader push to derive revenue primarily from franchise fees and management contracts rather than direct real estate ownership.
The combination of improving unit growth, owned-asset dispositions, and an upgraded RevPAR forecast suggests management sees favorable conditions persisting into the end of the calendar year, though the company did not provide specific numerical guidance figures in the initial release.
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