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Rack Up the Rewards with Choice Hotels This Fall

When guests stay at any Choice hotel in Canada – including popular brands such as Comfort, Quality and Econo Lodge – they can earn up to four times the Choice Privileges points when they book on ChoiceHotels.ca or via 800-4CHOICE. Choice's most revered guests, Elite Platinum and Elite Diamond members, can earn four times the points regardless of how a reservation is made. For complete promotional details, visit ChoiceHotels.ca.

"Canadians want comfortable, affordable accommodations without any surprises or extra fees and at Choice Hotels, that's what we do best," says Tim Oldfield, Choice Hotels Canada's Managing Director. "This fall, we're thrilled to offer Canadians even more value by making it quick and easy to earn free nights."

Choice Privileges is the Choice Hotels rewards program that boasts over 13 million members around the world. It's easy and free to join at ChoicePrivileges.ca . Bookings must be made at ChoiceHotels.ca or by calling 800-4-CHOICE, but Elite Platinum and Elite Diamond Choice Privileges members can book through any channel. Register for the promotion at ChoiceHotels.com .

Some restrictions apply. For full promotion details visit ChoiceHotels.ca .

About Choice Hotels Canada:

From Victoria, B.C., to St. John's, N.L., more than five million guests each year stay with Choice Hotels Canada™ (CHC). CHC is the nation's largest hotel franchisor, with 300 privately run properties currently open and under development, under seven brands: Comfort™, Comfort Suites . In addition, via its Ascend Collection™ membership program, Canadians have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels. CHC properties are 100 per cent franchise owned and operated by individual hoteliers, entrepreneurs and lodging/hotel management companies. CHC offers comprehensive support services to its franchisees including sales, marketing, purchasing, reservations and other supportive services. CHC offers high-value lodging options ranging from limited to full service, in the economy to mid-scale markets. CHC is part of Choice Hotels International which franchises 6,000 hotels in more than 35 countries and territories worldwide. CHC is represented in every major and most secondary markets across all provinces, conveniently located near major airports and highways, shopping centres, entertainment districts and tourist attractions. For reservations call 800.4CHOICE (800.424.6423) / 800.BO.RÊVES (800.267.3837) or visit choicehotels.ca.

Google TV a real competitor for TV advertising dollars? « Victoria Biz

Google’s Eric Schmidt faces a wary audience of British television professionals on Friday following a major acquisition that could turn Google TV into a real competitor for TV advertising dollars.

Google’s chairman will be the first person from outside the TV industry to give the Edinburgh television festival’s keynote MacTaggart lecture in its 35-year history.

So far Google’s relations with the TV establishment have been rocky.

“There is still a general wariness within the TV business,broadly understood,about what Google is there to do,”says analyst Dan Cryan of UK media research firm IHS Screen Digest.

“The thing that really scares any TV company is the potential for Google coming into their space and selling ads to their customers.”

Google has long held ambitions in the television arena,hoping to extend its online advertising business,which made $28 billion for the company last year,to the big screens that still command the lion’s share of global advertising budgets.

So far,it has had little success,despite its ownership of the world’s most popular online video site,YouTube.

Google TV,which allows viewers to get Web content on their television screens via a browser,was launched last October in the United States.

It was quickly blocked by three of the top U.S. broadcasters —NBC,CBS and ABC —as well as online video site Hulu,which is backed by major media companies,and received poor reviews.

In July,Logitech slashed the price of its Revue set-top boxes for Google TV to $99 from an initial $299.

Last week,however,Google’s  deal  to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion handed it the world’s leading set top box business which delivers content for many of the top cable TV companies in the United States.

The headline attraction of the deal was Motorola’s huge portfolio of wireless patents but the set top box business and Motorola’s cellphone unit may give Google useful footholds to expand into new  markets .

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