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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-072914
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	RW
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240320

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046311
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				521209792
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-275998
		FILM NUMBER:		24768850

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3015925000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		915 MEETING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS FRANCHISING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971022
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">915 Meeting Street, Suite 600 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">North Bethesda, MD 20852 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;21, 2024
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United States Securities and Exchange Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division
of Corporation Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, NE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, DC
20549 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Choice Hotels International, Inc. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (and any amendments thereto) (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-275998)</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">TO-T</FONT> (and any amendments thereto) (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;005-90832)</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), Choice Hotels
International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby respectfully requests the withdrawal of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-275998)</FONT> initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;12, 2023, as amended on January&nbsp;26, 2024 and February&nbsp;27, 2024, together with
all exhibits thereto (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). The Company&#146;s request is based on its termination of the exchange offer to which the Registration Statement relates on March&nbsp;11, 2024. The Registration Statement was never
declared effective and no securities have been sold or exchanged pursuant thereto. Because the proposed offering of the securities under the Registration Statement will not occur, the Company believes that the withdrawal of the Registration
Statement is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors, as contemplated by Rule 477(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company acknowledges that no refund will be made for fees paid to the SEC in connection with the filings referred to herein. However, in
accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the Company hereby requests that the total fees paid to the SEC in the amount of $960,671.48, of which $346,843.70 was paid in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and
$613,827.78 was paid in connection with the filing of the Schedule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">TO-T</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;005-90832),</FONT> be offset against the filing fees due for subsequent SEC filings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Should you have any questions related to the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact Danielle Scalzo of Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher
LLP at (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">728-8620</FONT> or dscalzo@willkie.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signature page follows</I>] </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Simone Wu</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">Name: Simone Wu</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary&nbsp;&amp; External Affairs</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Adam M. Turteltaub, Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Danielle Scalzo, Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Marmer, Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </P>
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