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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware </B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-1209792</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>915 Meeting Street, Suite 600 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Simone Wu </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice
  President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary&nbsp;&amp; External Affairs </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>915 Meeting Street, Suite 600 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(301) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">592-5000</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a copy to: </I></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ekaterina Napalkova </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Park Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
  York, NY 10166-0193 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">351-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by
  Choice Hotels International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), relating to (i) 1,930,580 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable pursuant to the Choice
  Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), and (ii) 163,130 shares of Common Stock that may become available for issuance under the Plan as a result of outstanding awards under the Plan or the Choice Hotels
  International, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan that, in whole or in part, are terminated, expire, are cancelled, are settled in cash, or are withheld for taxes. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;1.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Plan Information. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information required in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be delivered to the
  persons participating in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
  pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> taken
  together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;3.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001046311/000104631125000007/chh-20241231.htm#fact-identifier-22">the
   Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February<U></U>&nbsp;20, 2025</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001046311/000104631125000015/chh-20250331.htm">the
   Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarterly period ended March<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May<U></U>&nbsp;8, 2025</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312525120530/d930174d8k.htm">the
   Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2025</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of the Common Stock included as <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631120000011/exhibit405.htm">Exhibit
   4.05</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;2, 2020, together with any amendment or report filed with the
  Commission for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
  Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
  which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
  specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Registrant discloses under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> that it
  may from time to time furnish to the Commission or any other document or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed with the Commission will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
  modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </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"><B>Description of Securities. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;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"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;6.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set forth below is a description of certain provisions of the restated certificate of incorporation of the Registrant, as amended from time to
  time (the &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;), the amended and restated bylaws of the Registrant, as amended from time to time (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;), and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) as such provisions relate
  to the indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers. This description is intended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and the DGCL. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer to the
  corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s fiduciary duty, except: (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
  (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or
  unlawful stock purchases or redemptions); (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or (v)&nbsp;for any officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. In accordance with
  Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions eliminating, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the liability of its directors and officers to the Registrant or the Registrant&#146;s stockholders
  for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as directors or officers. Section&nbsp;145(a) of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or any individual
  serving at the corporation&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another organization, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
  criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person
  in connection with such action, suit or proceeding provided that such director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and,
  with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, provided further that such director, officer, employee or agent had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The DGCL provides that the indemnification described above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other indemnification that may be granted by a
  corporation pursuant to its bylaws, disinterested directors&#146; vote, stockholders&#146; vote, agreement or otherwise. The DGCL also provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in a similar capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted
  against him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with Section&nbsp;145(a) of the DGCL, the Bylaws provide that any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
  party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether external or internal to the Registrant (other than a judicial action or suit brought by or in the
  right of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was the Registrant&#146;s director, officer, employee or agent, or that, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent, he or she is or was serving at the
  Registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an &#147;Agent&#148;), shall be indemnified and held
  harmless against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>
  
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  in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Registrant&#146;s best interests, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Expenses incurred in defending any civil,
  criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding or investigation or any appeal therein shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such matter, if the Agent shall undertake to repay such amount in the
  event that it is ultimately determined, as provided herein, that such person is not entitled to indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant may
  purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other Agent against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status
  as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the Bylaws. The Registrant has purchased and maintains insurance under which the Registrant&#146;s directors,
  officers, employees or other Agents are insured against loss arising from claims made against any of them due to wrongful acts while acting in their individual and collective capacities as such, subject to certain exclusions. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage the Registrant&#146;s
  stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such
  an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and the Registrant&#146;s stockholders. In addition, the stockholder&#146;s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage
  awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan provides that members of the
  Registrant&#146;s compensation committee and the Registrant&#146;s employees and directors shall not be liable for any act done in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award under the Plan. </P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;7.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;8.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit Description</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/0000928385-98-001823.txt">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels Franchising, Inc. (renamed Choice Hotels International, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
   3.01 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4,</FONT> filed August<U></U>&nbsp;31, 1998).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.2</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312513189958/d531359dex31.htm">Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc. dated April<U></U>&nbsp;
  30, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated April<U></U>&nbsp;26, 2013, filed on May<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2013).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.3</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312524141780/d838352dex31.htm">Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc. dated May<U></U>&nbsp;
  16, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated May<U></U>&nbsp;15, 2024, filed on May<U></U>&nbsp;17, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.4</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312524141780/d838352dex32.htm">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Choice Hotels International, Inc., dated as of May<U></U>&nbsp;
  16, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated May<U></U>&nbsp;15, 2024, filed on May<U></U>&nbsp;17, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;5.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d913779dex51.htm">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;23.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d913779dex231.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;23.2*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d913779dex51.htm">Consent of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;24.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d913779ds8.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;99.1*</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000119312525120530/d930174dex101.htm">Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current
   Report on Form 8-K dated May 15, 2025, filed on May 15, 2025) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d913779dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>
  
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&#8201;9.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
  (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
  volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
  the effective Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>,
  <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
  Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
  shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
  remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
  Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <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">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of North Bethesda, State of
  Maryland, on the 15th day of May, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Choice Hotels International, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Patrick S. Pacious</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Patrick S. Pacious, Simone Wu, and Scott E. Oaksmith and each of them (with full
  power to each of them to act alone), the individual&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
  and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
  act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or their
  substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Patrick S. Pacious</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick S. Pacious</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer, Director</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>principal executive officer</I>)</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scott E. Oaksmith</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>principal financial
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Chairman, Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Brian B. Bainum</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brian B. Bainum</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William L. Jews</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William L. Jews</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Monte J.M. Koch</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Monte J.M. Koch</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Liza K. Landsman</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Liza K. Landsman</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ervin R. Shames</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ervin R. Shames</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>May&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Maureen D. Sullivan</P></TD>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2025
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  Choice Hotels International, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  52-1209792
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  Choice Hotels International, Inc.
  915 Meeting Street, Suite 600
  North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
  Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  Simone Wu
  Senior Vice
  President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & External Affairs
  Choice Hotels International, Inc.
  915 Meeting Street, Suite 600
  North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
  (301)
  592-5000
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  With a copy to:
  Ekaterina Napalkova
  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  200 Park Avenue
  New
  York, NY 10166-0193
  (212)
  351-4000
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by
  Choice Hotels International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to (i) 1,930,580 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable pursuant to the Choice
  Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), and (ii) 163,130 shares of Common Stock that may become available for issuance under the Plan as a result of outstanding awards under the Plan or the Choice Hotels
  International, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan that, in whole or in part, are terminated, expire, are cancelled, are settled in cash, or are withheld for taxes.
  PART I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1.
  Plan Information.
  The documents containing the information required in Part I of Form
  S-8
  will be delivered to the
  persons participating in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form
  S-8,
  such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
  pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form
  S-8,
  taken
  together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
  (a)
  the
   Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December
  31, 2024, filed with the Commission on February
  20, 2025
  ;
  (b)
  the
   Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
  10-Q
  for the quarterly period ended March
  31, 2025, filed with the Commission on May
  8, 2025
  ;
  (c)
  the
   Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on May 15, 2025
  ; and
  (d)
  the description of the Common Stock included as
  Exhibit
   4.05
  to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2020, together with any amendment or report filed with the
  Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
  In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the
  Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
  which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
  specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Registrant discloses under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
  8-K
  or
  8-K/A
  that it
  may from time to time furnish to the Commission or any other document or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed with the Commission will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement.
  Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
  modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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  Item 4.
  Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Set forth below is a description of certain provisions of the restated certificate of incorporation of the Registrant, as amended from time to
  time (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), the amended and restated bylaws of the Registrant, as amended from time to time (the "Bylaws"), and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") as such provisions relate
  to the indemnification of the Registrant's directors and officers. This description is intended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and the DGCL.
  Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer to the
  corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the director's or officer's fiduciary duty, except: (i) for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
  (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or
  unlawful stock purchases or redemptions); (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or (v) for any officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. In accordance with
  Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions eliminating, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the liability of its directors and officers to the Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders
  for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as directors or officers. Section 145(a) of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or any individual
  serving at the corporation's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another organization, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
  criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person
  in connection with such action, suit or proceeding provided that such director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and,
  with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, provided further that such director, officer, employee or agent had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
  The DGCL provides that the indemnification described above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other indemnification that may be granted by a
  corporation pursuant to its bylaws, disinterested directors' vote, stockholders' vote, agreement or otherwise. The DGCL also provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in a similar capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted
  against him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above.
  In accordance with Section 145(a) of the DGCL, the Bylaws provide that any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
  party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether external or internal to the Registrant (other than a judicial action or suit brought by or in the
  right of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was the Registrant's director, officer, employee or agent, or that, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent, he or she is or was serving at the
  Registrant's request as a director, officer, employee or agent or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an "Agent"), shall be indemnified and held
  harmless against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
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  in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the Registrant's best interests, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Expenses incurred in defending any civil,
  criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding or investigation or any appeal therein shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such matter, if the Agent shall undertake to repay such amount in the
  event that it is ultimately determined, as provided herein, that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
  The Registrant may
  purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other Agent against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status
  as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the Bylaws. The Registrant has purchased and maintains insurance under which the Registrant's directors,
  officers, employees or other Agents are insured against loss arising from claims made against any of them due to wrongful acts while acting in their individual and collective capacities as such, subject to certain exclusions.
  The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage the Registrant's
  stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such
  an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and the Registrant's stockholders. In addition, the stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage
  awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
  The Plan provides that members of the
  Registrant's compensation committee and the Registrant's employees and directors shall not be liable for any act done in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award under the Plan.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Exhibit Description
  4.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels Franchising, Inc. (renamed Choice Hotels International, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
   3.01 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
  S-4,
  filed August
  31, 1998).
  4.2
  Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc. dated April
  30, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  dated April
  26, 2013, filed on May
  1, 2013).
  4.3
  Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Choice Hotels International, Inc. dated May
  16, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  dated May
  15, 2024, filed on May
  17, 2024).
  4.4
  Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Choice Hotels International, Inc., dated as of May
  16, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  dated May
  15, 2024, filed on May
  17, 2024).
  5.1*
  Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
  23.1*
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23.2*
  Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
  99.1*
  Choice Hotels International, Inc. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current
   Report on Form 8-K dated May 15, 2025, filed on May 15, 2025)
  107.1*
  Filing Fee Table.
  *
  Filed herewith.
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  Item 9.
  Undertakings.
  (a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
  (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
  volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
  the effective Registration Statement; and
  (iii)
  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  provided
  ,
  however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
  Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
  shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)
  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
  remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
  Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (h)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
  the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of North Bethesda, State of
  Maryland, on the 15th day of May, 2025.
  Choice Hotels International, Inc.
  By:
  /s/ Patrick S. Pacious
  Name:
  Patrick S. Pacious
  Title:
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Patrick S. Pacious, Simone Wu, and Scott E. Oaksmith and each of them (with full
  power to each of them to act alone), the individual's true and lawful
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
  and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
  act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, or their
  substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
  been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Patrick S. Pacious
  Patrick S. Pacious
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
  (
  principal executive officer
  )
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Scott E. Oaksmith
  Scott E. Oaksmith
  Chief Financial Officer
  (
  principal financial
  and accounting officer
  )
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.
  Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.
  Chairman, Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Brian B. Bainum
  Brian B. Bainum
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ William L. Jews
  William L. Jews
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Monte J.M. Koch
  Monte J.M. Koch
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Liza K. Landsman
  Liza K. Landsman
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Ervin R. Shames
  Ervin R. Shames
  Director
  May 15, 2025
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  /s/ Gordon A. Smith
  Gordon A. Smith
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Maureen D. Sullivan
  Maureen D. Sullivan
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ John P. Tague
  John P. Tague
  Director
  May 15, 2025
  /s/ Donna F. Vieira
  Donna F. Vieira
  Director
  May 15, 2025
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