Wyndham Worldwide


Recent Press Releases:

December 19, 2008

Wyndham Hotels Debut In New York With Style And Special Rates

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has joined Manhattan’s hotel scene with the opening of the first two Wyndham hotels in New York City featuring designer elements, innovative dining and service concepts and special introductory rates. The newly constructed 224-room Wyndham Garden... [Read more...]


August 20, 2008

Victory Junction Gang Camp Honored With $100,000 Donation From Wyndham Championship

Victory Junction is the Official Charity of the 2008 Wyndham Championship Wyndham Worldwide Chairman and CEO Stephen P. Holmes (center) presents a $100,000 donation from the Wyndham Championship to Victory Junction Gang Camp Co-Founder and NASCAR star, Kyle Petty (far right)... [Read more...]


July 11, 2008

Wyndham Brand To Expand In China With 337-Room Shanghai Hotel

Wyndham Hotel Group International today announced plans to expand the Wyndham® brand in China with the construction of a 337-room, 15-story luxury hotel in Shanghai. The Wyndham Baolian Hotel, scheduled to open in April 2010, is being developed by Shanghai Baolian Real Estate... [Read more...]


July 11, 2008

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts To Enter Turks & Caicos Market

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced it will expand its Caribbean portfolio into the Turks and Caicos Islands with the development of a luxury 251-unit oceanfront resort at Pirate’s Bay on the west coast of Grand Turk Island. The Wyndham® Cacique Royale Beach Resort... [Read more...]


July 3, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide Completes $450 Million Vacation Ownership Receivables Securitization

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it has completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $450 million of investment grade asset-backed notes by Sierra Timeshare 2008-2 Receivables Funding, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Wyndham... [Read more...]


June 19, 2008

Wyndham Hotel Group Opens 30 Hotels Outside North America This Year

Wyndham Hotel Group today announced it has opened 30 hotels outside of North America this year including the company’s first properties in Austria and Ghana: the Ramada® Salzburg City Centre in Salzburg, Austria and the Ramada Resort Accra Coco Beach in Nungua, Ghana. As... [Read more...]


June 13, 2008

Sales Are Underway At Wyndham Vacation Ownership’s New Resort In The Pocono Mountains

Wyndham Vacation Ownership has commenced sales at the company’s first new development at Shawnee Village in the Pocono Mountains. Customers can now purchase deeded interests to the 41-unit Wyndham Vacation Resorts Shawnee Village which will be affiliated with the company’s... [Read more...]


June 13, 2008

Wyndham Resort To Open This Year At Cap Cana, Dominican Republic

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced that a 497-unit luxury Wyndham resort now being developed at Cap Cana, an oceanfront community on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic near Punta Cana, is scheduled to open during the fourth quarter of this year. Green Village... [Read more...]


June 11, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide To Acquire Microtel And Hawthorn Suites Brands

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced it will acquire US Franchise Systems Inc. and its Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands, together totaling more than 29,000 rooms, from a subsidiary of Global Hyatt Corporation. Microtel Inns &... [Read more...]


June 1, 2008

Sales Commence For Wyndham Vacation Resorts Panama City Beach

Wyndham Vacation Ownership has announced the start of sales at the company’s fifth vacation ownership resort in the Panhandle, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Panama City Beach. Overlooking the white sand beaches and emerald waters of Panama City Beach, Fla., this premier resort is... [Read more...]


May 15, 2008

Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints International Development Executive

Wyndham Hotel Group today announced the appointment of lodging industry veteran Tom Monahan as executive vice president, international development. Based in the company’s Hong Kong offices and reporting to Steven A. Rudnitsky, president and chief executive officer, Monahan... [Read more...]


May 8, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide and Women on Their Way Join with Martha Stewart to Celebrate Women of Achievement

Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, is breathing new life into Wyndham’s pioneering WOMEN ON THEIR WAY® program and affiliating with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE:MSO) and the “Dreamers into Doers” Awards Program. WOMEN... [Read more...]


May 5, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Launches SmarterVacations.com

New, Innovative Web Site Allows Consumers to Book Vacations at Affordable Prices Consumers have a new place to find reasonably priced hotel rooms, vacation packages and attraction tickets in the hottest vacation destinations across the United States - SmarterVacations.com from... [Read more...]


April 24, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Honored With American Resort Development Association’s Prestigious Circle Of Excellence Employer Award

Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO) has been honored by the American Resort Development Association(ARDA) with the prestigious Circle of Excellence Employer Award. This award is given to a company that throughout 2007 demonstrated a commitment to its employees through training,... [Read more...]


April 18, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide CEO Cites New Timeshare Law As The Foundation For Growth In The Middle East

Gulf Shared Ownership Market Estimated to be US$1.2Bn in 2020 Speaking in advance of the Global Travel and Tourism Summit that is taking place in Dubai on April 21, 2008, Steve Holmes, Chairman and CEO of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), parent company of Group RCI, the world... [Read more...]


April 18, 2008

Enter The Group RCI “Road To Success” Sales Contest For A Chance To Win An Audi TT 2.0

The More Sales - The More Chances to Win Group RCI, a world leader in leisure real estate and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the launch of the “Road to Success”, resort salesperson incentive sweepstakes with a grand prize of... [Read more...]


April 17, 2008

Group RCI returns as Title Sponsor of the 2008 Christel House Open

Tournament to Be Renamed The Group RCI Christel House Open Christel House International announced today that Group RCI, the worldwide leader in timeshare and vacation exchange, and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), will return for the second year... [Read more...]


April 17, 2008

Construction of Wyndham Resort Begins at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced that construction of its 400-room luxury resort in the Bonnet Creek Resort complex adjacent to Walt Disney World® at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., which began this month, is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2010. The Wyndham... [Read more...]


April 17, 2008

RCI To Welcome Dubai-Based Ivory Grand

RCI® the world leader in vacation exchange has announced an agreement with Dubai-based Ivory Grand LLC to affiliate their new timeshare project. The Ivory Grand development is located in Dubai’s fast growing Al Barsha district close to one of the city’s largest shopping... [Read more...]


April 16, 2008

Construction Underway At Wyndham Vacation Resorts At National Harbor

Resort is Exclusive 250-Unit Upscale Vacation Ownership Resort at National Harbor Complex ORLANDO, Fla. (April 15, 2008) – Wyndham Vacation Ownership announces that construction of the upscale 250-unit Wyndham Vacation Resorts at National Harbor property is underway. The resort... [Read more...]


April 15, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide Caters to Golfers With Its Exclusive Sponsorships and Specialty Getaway Packages

To begin with, in well-known destinations such as Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Sedona and Williamsburg, Wyndham’s relationship with golf icon Arnold Palmer provides for enviable vacation packages including accommodations, rounds of golf and more. April 15, 2008 — As winter... [Read more...]


April 13, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Expands Presence In Las Vegas With The Construction Of It’s Fifth Resort, The Wyndham Desert Blue

Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), is expanding its presence in Las Vegas with the construction of the Wyndham Desert Blue, the company’s fifth resort in this highly... [Read more...]


March 27, 2008

Group RCI Announces Major Timeshare Affiliation With Dubai’s Bavaria Executive Suites Vacation Club

Parsippany, N.J. and Dubai (March 26, 2008) - RCI®, one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), and the world leader in vacation exchange, has announced an agreement with Dubai-based Al Ghaith Holdings to affiliate the soon to open Bavaria Executive Suites with... [Read more...]


March 21, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Unveils Only Major Branded Vacation Ownership Resort In West Yellowstone

WorldMark West Yellowstone is Company’s First Resort in Montana ORLANDO, Fla. (March 18, 2008) – Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of Wyndham Worldwide’s family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced the opening... [Read more...]


March 14, 2008

Wyndham Worldwide Named To Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies List

Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) has been listed as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s Most Admired Companies for 2008. Ranked second in the hotels, casinos and resorts category, Wyndham joins only 13 other New Jersey-based companies who were also named to the list, including Johnson &... [Read more...]


March 14, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Goes Wireless, Offering High-Speed Internet Access At U.S. Resorts

Company Reaches Internet Services Agreement with Wayport ORLANDO, Fla. (Mar. 12, 2008) – In addition to spacious, well-appointed condominium-style units, owners and guests staying at Wyndham Vacation Resorts properties will soon have access to a popular new resort feature... [Read more...]


March 6, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Launches into Asia

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Wyndham Vacation Ownership and part of the Wyndham Worldwide group of companies has announced their launch into Asia with a contract to manage and operate Thailand’s soon to be completed, Pantipa Spa Villa & Resort,... [Read more...]


February 8, 2008

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Adds Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel To Its Fairshare Plus By Wyndham Program

Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced that owners of FairShare Plus by Wyndham, its points-based, flexible vacation ownership exchange program, may now... [Read more...]


February 7, 2008

NHRA Announces Marketing Partnership With Wyndham Vacation Ownership

NHRA announced today that it has signed a marketing partnership with Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE; WYN).        As part of the agreement, the company, through... [Read more...]


February 1, 2008

Wyndham Signs Multi-Year Endorsement Partnership with 2007 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Brandt Snedeker

Snedeker commits to 2008 Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC Professional golfer Brandt Snedeker, who won his first TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship, crowned an outstanding 2007 with the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Award and a sponsorship contract with Wyndham Worldwide... [Read more...]


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