Choice Hotels Asia Pacific is delighted to welcome the Quality Hotel Canterbury International
back to the group.
The former Clarion branded property returned to the franchise network after a four-year break
operating as an independent hotel.
Quality Hotel Canterbury International is a 72-room property in Forest Hill, in Melbourne’s
eastern suburbs and is conveniently located just off the Eastern Freeway, close to the Melbourne
CBD, the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It features a boutique gym and outdoor
swimming pool, plus meeting and banquet facilities and in-house finding dining at Oliver’s Bar
and Restaurant.
Choice Hotels Asia-Pacific CEO Trent Fraser said the Quality Hotel Canterbury International is a
landmark property in the city’s eastern suburbs and he was pleased to welcome it back to the
Choice Hotels group.
“Being part of the globally recognised the Quality Hotel brand gives Canterbury International
the ability to leverage our marketing and distribution channels and benefit from partnerships
that are a struggle to achieve or maintain when you go it alone,” said Mr Fraser.
Mr Fraser said the “lights on” approach that Choice Hotels Asia Pacific had taken to marketing
throughout the pandemic lockdowns, were paying off with record growth in online bookings in
2022.
Second quarter direct online bookings for Choice Hotels Asia-Pac to the end of June were up 38
percent compared to the same period of 2021, and 155 percent compared to the same period
of 2019.
“Being part of the Choice Hotels Asia-Pacific network means properties benefit from the many
services our head office delivers to franchisees. These include dedicated revenue management,
local franchisee support, sales support, training and the global Choice Privileges loyalty program
which has over 510,000 local members driving domestic bookings, and 50-million-members
worldwide,” says Mr Fraser. international loyalty program.
