Choice Hotels Raises 2026 RevPAR Outlook After Q3 Earnings
Choice Hotels lifted its full-year RevPAR guidance after reporting third-quarter 2026 results and a third straight quarter of improving U.S. net rooms growth.
Choice Hotels International raised its full-year 2026 revenue-per-available-room outlook following third-quarter results that showed continued momentum across its asset-light franchise network, the North Bethesda, Maryland-based company announced Nov. 2.
The hotelier recorded a third consecutive quarter of improving U.S. net rooms growth, a metric closely watched by analysts as a barometer of franchisee confidence and brand expansion health. The streak suggests the company's development pipeline is firming after a period of broader industry uncertainty.
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Choice Hotels also advanced its asset-light strategy through the sale of owned hotel properties during the quarter. Shedding owned real estate reduces capital exposure and redirects resources toward franchising operations, a model the company has emphasized in recent years to improve return on invested capital.
The upward revision to full-year RevPAR guidance reflects management's growing confidence that demand trends across the company's portfolio — which spans economy, midscale, and extended-stay segments — remain resilient heading into the final months of 2026. RevPAR is a standard hospitality industry measure combining occupancy rates and average daily room rates.
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