Holloway Lodging Corp. announces sale of Ramada® hotel in Trenton, ON

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HALIFAX, Jan. 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Holloway Lodging Corporation (TSX: HLC, HLC.DB, HLC.DB.A) ("Holloway") announces that it has sold the Ramada^® hotel located in Trenton, Ontario.

The sale price for the hotel was $4.0 million. Holloway acquired the hotel through its acquisition of Royal Host Inc. and the hotel generated negative net operating income in 2014. Holloway estimates that it will record a gain on sale in the first quarter of 2015 and does not anticipate paying any tax on the sale of this property. The sale proceeds have been used for debt repayment, including the repayment in full of a 7.0% secured loan. Accordingly, the sale of this property will improve Holloway's cash flow by several hundred thousand dollars.

ABOUT HOLLOWAY LODGING CORPORATION

Holloway is a real estate corporation focused on acquiring, owning and operating select and limited service lodging properties and a small complement of full service hotels primarily in secondary, tertiary and suburban markets. Holloway owns 35 hotels with 4,151 rooms.  Holloway's shares and debentures trade on the TSX under the symbols HLC, HLC.DB and HLC.DB.A.

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws.  Forward-looking information may relate to Holloway's future outlook and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding Holloway's future financial position, business strategy, financial results, plans and objectives. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terms such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue" or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.  Forward-looking information is subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from what Holloway currently expects and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate.  Some of these risks and uncertainties are described under "Risk Factors" in Holloway's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2013 which is available on Holloway's profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.  Holloway does not intend to update or revise any such forward-looking information should its assumptions and estimates change.

SOURCE Holloway Lodging Corporation

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