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10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phone 301.592.5125 Fax 301.592.6227 FIT Rate Program (Foreign Individual Traveler or Fully Independent Traveler) Dynamic FIT Rate The Choice Hotels Dynamic FIT rate is an automatic percentage off a hotels Best Available Rate (BAR), which will help us offer you competitive rates in the marketplace with a guaranteed discount. New for 2011! Choice Hotels will implement a virtual credit card payment program (VCC). All FIT reservations will require a VCC upon confirmation. In order to participate in the FIT rate program you must have an approved virtual credit card or one-time use merchant card. F.I.T. Rates Net, Non-Commissionable Dynamic FIT rate - 1 person rate/ 2 persons rate plus tax, no extra person charge US and Canada. Extra person charges may apply for hotels outside the US and Canada. Subject to availability Rates are confidential and will not be divulged to the guest All reservations are guaranteed and must be held through day of arrival. If a reservation is a no-show, the tour operator will be held liable for the first night’s Room and Tax Charge. Reservations can be Booked Online at Choicehotels.com/ Travel Professionals GDS Systems and Pegasus Central Reservations Tour Desk (or Choice local toll-free reservation number) E-mail: [email protected] Benefits of a Virtual Credit Card (VCC) One-time use credit card numbers that greatly improve the security and accuracy of payments The credit card number is only active for a specific reservation total and for a specific time frame which means they cannot be charged for additional nights or upgrades Will significantly reduce bookkeeping, tracking costs, and administration workload Hotels will charge the VCC upon guest departure. However most vendors offer a 30 day billing cycle like a general credit card. (Based on your individual agreement) Please complete the FIT Application and email to [email protected]

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Reservations can be Booked  Online at Choicehotels.com/ Travel Professionals  GDS Systems and Pegasus  Central Reservations Tour Desk (or Choice local toll-free reservation number)  E-mail: [email protected] The Choice Hotels Dynamic FIT rate is an automatic percentage off a hotels Best Available Rate (BAR), which will help us offer you competitive rates in the marketplace with a guaranteed discount.

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10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phone 301.592.5125 Fax 301.592.6227

FIT Rate Program (Foreign Individual Traveler or Fully Independent Traveler)

Dynamic FIT Rate The Choice Hotels Dynamic FIT rate is an automatic percentage off a hotels Best Available Rate (BAR), which will help us offer you competitive rates in the marketplace with a guaranteed discount. New for 2011! Choice Hotels will implement a virtual credit card payment program (VCC). All FIT reservations

will require a VCC upon confirmation. In order to participate in the FIT rate program you must have an approved virtual credit card or one-time use merchant card.

F.I.T. Rates

Net, Non-Commissionable

Dynamic FIT rate - 1 person rate/ 2 persons rate plus tax, no extra person charge US and Canada. Extra person charges may apply for hotels outside the US and Canada.

Subject to availability

Rates are confidential and will not be divulged to the guest

All reservations are guaranteed and must be held through day of arrival. If a reservation is a no-show, the tour operator will be held liable for the first night’s Room and Tax Charge.

Reservations can be Booked

Online at Choicehotels.com/ Travel Professionals

GDS Systems and Pegasus

Central Reservations Tour Desk (or Choice local toll-free reservation number)

E-mail: [email protected] Benefits of a Virtual Credit Card (VCC)

One-time use credit card numbers that greatly improve the security and accuracy of payments

The credit card number is only active for a specific reservation total and for a specific time frame which means they cannot be charged for additional nights or upgrades

Will significantly reduce bookkeeping, tracking costs, and administration workload

Hotels will charge the VCC upon guest departure. However most vendors offer a 30 day billing cycle like a general credit card. (Based on your individual agreement)

Please complete the FIT Application and email to [email protected]

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10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phone 301.592.5125 Fax 301.592.6227

Dynamic FIT Rate Program

Rate Code: SIT

Automatic 20% (minimum) off BAR

Plus Tax

Valid for 1 person/2 persons, no extra person charge

Based on market demand, hotels can offer deeper discount

Rates may vary according to room types

Reservations can be booked (Based on availability):

Online: Travel Professionals on ChoiceHotels.com

Central Reservations Tour Desk

Phone: 800-225-2774

(or country specific toll-free reservation number)

Fax: 970-263-8856

E-mail: [email protected]

GDS Systems

Pegasus

All Dynamic Floating FIT reservations must be confirmed and

billed with a virtual credit card

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FIT PROGRAM APPLICATION

Legal Company Name:

Trading Name/DBA

Address:

City/State/Country: Zip/Postal Code

Sales Contact Name:

Phone Number: Fax Number:

Email Address:

Accounting Contact Name:

Phone Number: Fax Number:

Email Address:

Res Contact Name:

Phone Number: Fax Number:

Email Address:

Web Address (URL):

RESERVATION INFORMATION (check one)

IATA/ARC Number or TID Number:

My IATA/ARC (OR TID#) is:

I do not have an IATA number; please assign my company a booking number.

10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phone 301.592.5125 ♦ Fax 301.592.6227

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FIT PROGRAM APPLICATION cont’d

Business ModelYears in Business:Define Business Model B2B B2C Both Annual hotel room nights:

Upscale __________% Midscale___________%Anticipated annual room nights to Choice Hotels:Top destinations:

Top source markets:

DistributionDo you print a tariff or brochure: YES NO Do you have a consumer booking website? YES NO Do you have a password protected website for travel trade clients? YES NO

List URL’s:How are hotels positioned on your website? (by rate, distance, category, preferred partnership)__________________________________________

What is your preferred method of booking?Direct Connect GDS Website Call Center 3rd Party

Choice Hotels FIT rates are loaded in the main GDS Systems listed below. If applicable, indicate the airline system that you subscribe to:

SABRE Fantasia Worldspan Abacus

APOLLO Galileo Gemini Amadeus

Pegasus

List your PSEUDO CITY CODE(S)/ RATE ACCESS CODE(S):

PaymentChoice Hotels FIT rate participants must use a virtual credit card upon confirmation of all FIT reservations.

Virtual Credit Card Vendor:

Please contact Carla Church for information at 301.592.6237 or [email protected]

Print Name_______________________________Title___________________________Date_______________

Signature of Company Representative_____________________________________________________

10770 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phone 301.592.5125 ♦ Fax 301.592.6227