At Holiday Inn Expresses and AmeriSuites hotels, at Residence Inns and Marriott Suites all across America, the final touches are being put on complimentary continental breakfast spreads.

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Next comes Ledsinger's big upgrade: a new Choice brand, called Cambria Suites, to compete with Courtyard by Marriott and Hilton Hotel's Garden Inn.

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Participating hotels include Marriott, Best Western, Wyndham, Laquinta Inns and Suites (beginning in January), Americinn and Choice Hotels.

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Marriott's Ritz-Carlton brand recently incorporated spa suites into properties in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

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