Wyndham Hotel Group Surpasses the 500 Property Mark in China
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest* hotel company with over 7,340 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced its continued expansion in China with the addition of eight new Ramada® properties. Currently, the company has 543 hotels and 67,559 rooms in the country.
China now accounts for the largest number of Wyndham Hotel Group properties in the Asia-Pacific region with hotels under the Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts, Ramada®, Howard Johnson®, Days Inn® and Super 8® brands. Wyndham Hotel Group is also the largest* U.S.-based hotel company in China.
"Wyndham Hotel Group remains committed to continued, ambitious development within China," said Robert Loewen, chief operating officer of Wyndham Hotel Group. "The lack of quality rooms in many second-tier and third-tier cities provides us with opportunities to further expand our presence. We are proud to announce these new additions which will help grow our footprint in the region."
The eight new Ramada properties will be added over the next two years in the cities of Linyi, Liuzhou, Changzhou, Changsha, Suzhou, Wuyishan and Xishuangbanna. These properties will join the brand's existing 49 hotels, making Ramada the second most prolific Wyndham Hotel Group brand in China, after Super 8®.
Among the eight new Ramada hotels, the Ramada Suzhou Luzhi was the first to open in November 2012 with 133 rooms in the beautiful water town draped in over 1,400 years of history.
The properties due to open in 2013 are: Ramada Changzhou; Ramada Linyi North; Ramada Plaza Liuzhou Liudong; and Ramada Plaza Xishuangbanna. In addition, Ramada Plaza Changsha West; Ramada Wuyishan and Ramada Plaza Changsha Riverside will open in 2014. Together, these properties will add over 1,500 rooms to the Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio.
As a dedicated collaborator in assisting local developers with operating successful hotels, Wyndham Hotel Group has aligned with Linyi Mingze Import & Export Co. Ltd; Liuzhou Dong Cheng Investment & Development Co. Ltd; Changzhou Aoyang Real Estate Development Co. Ltd; Hunan Xiangbo Real Estate Development Co. Ltd; Suzhou Canfield Hotels Co. Ltd; Hunan Wanli Hotel Management Co. Ltd; Fujian Wuyishan Sanmu Industrial Co. Ltd and Yunnan Jiasheng Hotel Management Co. Ltd. to help grow its brands in China.
*Based on number of hotels
About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,200 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of nearly 885,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 25 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. The Company's award-winning Wyndham Rewards loyalty program offers approximately 110 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit wyndhamhotels.com.
About Wyndham Rewards
Named the number one hotel rewards program by readers of USA TODAY, Wyndham Rewards® is the world's most generous rewards program with more than 50,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals worldwide.
Designed for the everyday traveller, members earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and may redeem points for a wide range of rewards, including free nights at any of the approximately 9,100 hotels or tens of thousands of vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally through affiliation with Wyndham Destinations and others. Wyndham Rewards has over 103 million enrolled members globally. Join for free today at www.wyndhamrewards.com. You've earned this. ®
