Wyndham Worldwide

Infobox Company
name = Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

type = Public (nyse|WYN)
foundation = July 2006
founder =
location = flagicon|U.S. city-state|Parsippany|New Jersey U.S.
key_people = Stephen Holmes (Chairman, CEO)
Virginia Wilson (CFO)
industry = Hospitality
market c
decrease US$4,175,303,200 (2007)
revenue = increase US$4,360,000,000 (2007)
operating_income = increase US$3,650,000,000 (2007)
net_income = increase US$403,000,000 (2007)
assets = increase US$10,459,000,000 (2007)
equity = decrease US$3,516,000,000 (2007)
num_employees = 33,200 (2007)
divisions =
subsid = Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Resort Condominiums International
homepage = http://wyndhamworldwide.com
footnotes = cite web|url=http://finance.google.com/finance?q=WYN|title=Wyndham Worldwide Corporation|publisher=Google Finance|accessdate=2008-08-26] [cite web|url=http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/about/at_a_glance.cfm|title=Wyndham Worldwide: At a Glance|publisher=Wyndham Worldwide|accessdate=2008-08-26]
intl =

Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE|WYN) 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, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, is one of the world's largest hospitality companies across six continents. It offers individual consumers and business customers a broad array of hospitality products and services as well as various accommodation alternatives and price ranges through a premier portfolio of world-renowned brands. [cite web|url=http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/investors/company_profile.cfm|title=Wyndham Worldwide: Company Profile|publisher=Wyndham Worldwide|accessdate=2008-08-26]

Wyndham Hotel Group

Wyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest lodging franchiser, encompassing nearly 6,900 hotels under 12 brands on six continents. 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 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.

The company is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Wyndham Hotel Group brands

*Amerihost Inn
*Baymont Inn & Suites
*Days Inn
*Howard Johnson
*Knights Inn
*Ramada
*Super 8 Motels
*Travelodge
*Wingate
*Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
*Microtel
*Hawthorn Suites

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. [http://www.triprewards.com/ip-tr/WaysUseYourCard.jsp?brandcode=NA#Hotel] 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, Florida, is the largest vacation ownership business, in the world. It includes a network of 140 properties, 20,000 individual units, and over 800,000 property owners. [cite web|url=http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/about/wyndham_vacation_ownership.cfm|title=Wyndham Worldwide: Wyndham Vacation Ownership|publisher=Wyndham Worldwide|accessdate=2008-08-26] 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 Vacation Ownership brands

*Wyndham Vacation Resorts
*Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia-Pacific
*WorldMark by Wyndham

Group RCI

Group RCI operates over 30 brands worldwide, with relationships with over 35,000 property owners in 22 countries. [cite web|url=http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/about/group_rci.cfm|title=Wyndham Worldwide: Group RCI|publisher=Wyndham Worldwide|accessdate=2008-08-26]

Group RCI 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
*Individual Travelers Group
*Italian Life
*Landal GreenParks
*NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate Solutions
*Novasol
*RCI
*The Registry Collection
*Ski Life
*Stillwells

References

External links

* [http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com Wyndham Worldwide]
* [http://www.wyndhamrewards.com Wyndham Rewards]