Wyndham Worldwide
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Wyndham Worldwide is the holding company for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
, Group RCI
and other lodging brands. It was spun off from Cendant
Corporation in July 2006.
Wyndham Worldwide, headquartered in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
, operates several hotel brands across the world.
In early 2008, Global Hyatt Corporation announced that the Wyndham Worldwide Group would purchase US Franchise Systems, Inc., owner of the Microtel
and Hawthorn Suites
brands, for $150 million. The transaction closed July 21, 2008. US Franchise Systems had previously sold the America's Best Inn (formerly Best Inns) chain to the Country Hearth Inns chain in 2005. That holding company is now known as America's Best Franchising Inc.
Wyndham Hotel Group's CEO Eric A. Danziger in an interview with Asian Indian Hotel Owners magazine Hotel Vikas emphasized that Wyndham maintains cordial relationship with franchisees. He also stated that each of Wyndham brands maintain an advisory board. The advisory board members are the individual property owners..
Wyndham Rewards members have the option of earning Wyndham Rewards points, which can be redeemed for shopping and dining gift certificates, airline tickets & miles, rail miles, and merchandise such as electronics, appliances and sporting goods, resort vacations, free entertainment and more.http://www.triprewards.com/ip-tr/Faq.jsp?brandcode=NA#1
Wyndham Rewards members have the option of earning Wyndham Rewards points or airline or rail points. Users are asked to indicate their earning preference when they sign up. If a user does not make a choice between points, airline or rail points, it is assumed that the user wishes to earn Wyndham Rewards Points. Those who have chosen to earn airline or rail points will have their earnings deposited directly into their account at the selected airline or rail partner.
, is the largest vacation ownership business in the world. It includes a network of 160 properties, 20,000 individual units, and over 800,000 property owners. Locations are in North America
, the Caribbean
, and the South Pacific
. Wyndham Vacation Ownership includes marketing and sales of vacation ownership interests, consumer financing in conjunction with the purchase of vacation ownership interests, property management services to property owners' associations, and development and acquisition of vacation ownership resorts.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States and Canada, but also in Mexico and the Caribbean.-History:...
, Group RCI
Resort Condominiums International
RCI is a division of the firm Wyndham Worldwide .Founded in 1974 by Jon and Christel DeHaan, it has grown to become one of the larger brokers of timeshare trades. RCI has over 4,700 affiliated resorts in over 100 countries around the world...
and other lodging brands. It was spun off from Cendant
Cendant
Cendant Corporation was a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel industries. In 2005 and 2006, Cendant broke up and spun off or sold its constituent businesses...
Corporation in July 2006.
Wyndham Worldwide, headquartered in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, commonly called Parsippany, is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 50,649. The name Parsippany comes from the Lenape Native American word parsipanong, which means "the place where...
, operates several hotel brands across the world.
Wyndham Hotel Group
Wyndham Hotel Group is the world's largest provider and franchiser of a diverse field of travel-related products and services for businesses and individual consumers, with brands in lodging franchising, vacation ownership, vacation rentals and vacation exchange. It is composed of nearly 6,900 hotels under 12 brands spanning 50 countries and 6 continents, competing in brand markets ranging from economy to upscale. Wyndham Worldwide is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. with more than 25,000 employees around the world. Wyndham Hotel Group's Wyndham Rewards loyalty program is the largest in the lodging industry as measured by the number of participating hotels. Lodging management services are provided to upscale properties through Wyndham Hotel Management.In early 2008, Global Hyatt Corporation announced that the Wyndham Worldwide Group would purchase US Franchise Systems, Inc., owner of the Microtel
Microtel
The Microtel Inns & Suites brand is a chain of franchise hotels with locations in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States. Hotels feature free local and long-distance phone calls within the continental United States, high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, expanded...
and Hawthorn Suites
Hawthorn Suites
Hawthorn Suites is a chain of hotels in the United States owned by Wyndham Worldwide.Most Hawthorn Suites offer amenities such as meeting rooms, exercise facilities, swimming pools, and a free hot buffet breakfast and dinner...
brands, for $150 million. The transaction closed July 21, 2008. US Franchise Systems had previously sold the America's Best Inn (formerly Best Inns) chain to the Country Hearth Inns chain in 2005. That holding company is now known as America's Best Franchising Inc.
Wyndham Hotel Group brands
- Baymont Inn & SuitesBaymont Inn & SuitesBaymont Inn & Suites is a hotel franchise owned by Wyndham Worldwide and based in the United States.The chain began as an idea by the current CEO of Marcus Corporation, Steven Marcus to create a limited-service, discount-priced motel chain. The first property, located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, opened...
- Days InnDays InnDays Inn is a motel chain headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1970, it is now a part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, which was formerly a part of Cendant...
- Hawthorn SuitesHawthorn SuitesHawthorn Suites is a chain of hotels in the United States owned by Wyndham Worldwide.Most Hawthorn Suites offer amenities such as meeting rooms, exercise facilities, swimming pools, and a free hot buffet breakfast and dinner...
- Howard JohnsonHoward Johnson'sHoward Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
- Knights InnKnights InnKnights Inn is an economy/budget hotel chain owned by Wyndham Worldwide and based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Key features include free parking, handicapped-accessible rooms, a continental breakfast, and highway access at most locations...
- MicrotelMicrotelThe Microtel Inns & Suites brand is a chain of franchise hotels with locations in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States. Hotels feature free local and long-distance phone calls within the continental United States, high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, expanded...
- RamadaRamadaRamada is a hotel chain owned and operated by Wyndham Worldwide.- History :The lodging chain was founded in 1953 by longtime Chicago restaurateur Marion W...
- Super 8 MotelsSuper 8 MotelsSuper 8 Hotels Inc. is the world's largest budget hotel chain, with hotels in the United States and Canada, as well as newer properties in China. The company is a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide, formerly a part of Cendant.-History:...
- TravelodgeTravelodgeTravelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. Current operations include: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and Australia...
- Wingate InnWingate InnWingate By Wyndham is a brand of independently-owned hotels that targets business travelers. Wingate opened its first hotel in July 1996. Since then, over 100 new Wingate by Wyndhams have been opened. It competes with chains like Hilton Garden Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, and Hyatt Place...
- Wyndham Hotels & ResortsWyndham Hotels & ResortsWyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States and Canada, but also in Mexico and the Caribbean.-History:...
- Wyndham Grand Collection
- Wyndham Garden Hotels
Wyndham Franchisee Association
Wyndham Worldwide's franchisees have formed an independent association to present their concerns and grievances to Wyndham Worldwide.. Owners 8 Association has argued that individual franchisees have currently limited role in Wyndham's decision making.Wyndham Hotel Group's CEO Eric A. Danziger in an interview with Asian Indian Hotel Owners magazine Hotel Vikas emphasized that Wyndham maintains cordial relationship with franchisees. He also stated that each of Wyndham brands maintain an advisory board. The advisory board members are the individual property owners..
Wyndham Rewards
Wyndham Rewards (formerly TripRewards) is a branded, points-based rewards program for frequent travelers, the largest travel rewards program of its kind in the lodging industry based on the number of participating hotels. Wyndham Rewards is owned and operated by Travel Rewards, Inc. a fully owned subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide.Wyndham Rewards members have the option of earning Wyndham Rewards points, which can be redeemed for shopping and dining gift certificates, airline tickets & miles, rail miles, and merchandise such as electronics, appliances and sporting goods, resort vacations, free entertainment and more.http://www.triprewards.com/ip-tr/Faq.jsp?brandcode=NA#1
Wyndham Rewards members have the option of earning Wyndham Rewards points or airline or rail points. Users are asked to indicate their earning preference when they sign up. If a user does not make a choice between points, airline or rail points, it is assumed that the user wishes to earn Wyndham Rewards Points. Those who have chosen to earn airline or rail points will have their earnings deposited directly into their account at the selected airline or rail partner.
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, headquartered in Orlando, FloridaOrlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, is the largest vacation ownership business in the world. It includes a network of 160 properties, 20,000 individual units, and over 800,000 property owners. Locations are in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, and the South Pacific
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. Wyndham Vacation Ownership includes marketing and sales of vacation ownership interests, consumer financing in conjunction with the purchase of vacation ownership interests, property management services to property owners' associations, and development and acquisition of vacation ownership resorts.
- Wyndham Vacation Resorts
- Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia-PacificWyndham Vacation Resorts Asia-PacificWyndham Vacation Resorts Asia-Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation which operates as a vacation ownership, allowing vacationers to purchase a real estate interest in one of the Wyndham resorts...
- WorldMark by WyndhamWorldMark by WyndhamWorldMark by Wyndham is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation which operates as a vacation ownership , allowing persons to purchase a real estate interest in one of the Wyndham resorts...
Wyndham Exchange and Rentals (Formerly Group RCI)
Wyndham Exchange and Rentals operates over 30 brands worldwide, with relationships with over 35,000 property owners in 22 countries.Wyndham Exchange and Rentals brands
- Blakes Boating & Parks
- Canvas Holidays
- Chez Nous
- CondoRental Network
- Cottages4you
- Country Cottages in Scotland
- Country Cottages in Ireland
- Country Cottages in France
- Country Holidays
- Country Manors
- Cuendet
- Dansk Familiefierie
- Dansommer
- Endless Vacation Rentals
- English Country Cottages
- French Life
- Holiday Homes Africa
- Hoseasons
- Individual Travelers Group
- Italian Life
- Landal GreenParksLandal GreenparksLandal Greenparks is a European network of holiday villages, with locations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.-Background:...
- James Villa Holidays
- NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate Solutions
- NovasolNovasolNovasol also referred to as Novasol N.V. / S.A. or Novasol Chemicals is a Belgium based Chemical Company providing a selected range of solvents, monomers, plasticizers and synthesis raw materials to customers worldwide...
- RCIResort Condominiums InternationalRCI is a division of the firm Wyndham Worldwide .Founded in 1974 by Jon and Christel DeHaan, it has grown to become one of the larger brokers of timeshare trades. RCI has over 4,700 affiliated resorts in over 100 countries around the world...
- Ski Life
- Stillwells
- The Registry Collection