Full Description

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation is a hospitality company engaged in offering individual consumers and business customers a range of hospitality products and services across various accommodation alternatives and price ranges through the portfolio of brands. The Company operates in the lodging, vacation exchange and rentals, and vacation ownership segments of the hospitality industry. Through the lodging business, the Company franchise hotels in the upscale, midscale, and economy segments of the lodging industry and provide hotel management services to owners of luxury, upscale and midscale hotels. Through the vacation exchange and rentals business, the Company provides vacation exchange products and services and access to distribution systems and networks to resort developers and owners of intervals of vacation ownership interests. Through, the vacation ownership business, the Company develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests to individual consumers.

The Company provides directly to individual consumers through products and services, including the various accommodations it markets, such as hotels, vacation resorts, villas and cottages, and products we offer, such as vacation ownership interests. The Company also provide valuable products and services to the business customers, such as franchisees, hotel owners, affiliated resort developers and prospective developers. These products and services include marketing and central reservation systems, inventory networks and distribution channels, back office services and loyalty programs. The lodging, vacation exchange and rentals and vacation ownership businesses all have both domestic and international operations. During 2008, the Company derived 76% of the revenues in the United States and 24% internationally.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

The Wyndham Hotels and Resorts serves the upscale segment of the lodging industry with 82 hotels and 21,724 rooms located in the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, Russia, Libya, and Canada. There are also nine hotels and 3,145 rooms located in Mexico that are affiliated with the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts offer programs, which include: Wyndham ByRequest, a guest recognition program that provides returning guests with personalized accommodations and Meetings ByRequest, which is designed to help groups plan meetings and features 24-hour turnaround on all correspondence between the group’s meeting planner and Wyndham’s meetings manager, Internet connectivity and catering options.

Winsgate by Wyndham

The Wingate by Wyndham brand serves the upper midscale segment of the lodging industry and franchises 164 hotels with 15,051 rooms located in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Wingate by Wyndham hotels offer all-inclusive pricing that includes the price of the room; complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, faxes and photocopies, deluxe continental breakfast, local calls and access for long-distance calls, access to a 24-hour self-service business center equipped with computers with high-speed Internet access, a fax, a photocopier, and a printer. Each hotel features a boardroom and meeting rooms with high-speed Internet access, a fitness room with a whirlpool and, at most locations, a swimming pool.

Ramada Worldwide

The Ramada brand serves the midscale and upscale segments of the lodging industry in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, China and other international regions. In North America, the Company serve the midscale segment through Ramada, Ramada Hotel, Ramada Plaza and Ramada Limited, and internationally it serves the midscale and upscale segments of the lodging industry through Ramada Resort, Ramada Hotel and Resort, Ramada Hotel and Suites, Ramada Plaza and Ramada Encore. Ramada Worldwide franchises 897 hotels with 114,986 rooms globally.

Baymont Franchise Systems

Baymont Franchise Systems primarily serves the midscale segment of the lodging industry and franchises 227 hotels with 19,090 rooms located in the United States. The Baymont Inn and Suites rooms feature oversized desks, ergonomic chairs and task lamps, voicemail, free local calls, in-room coffee maker, iron and ironing board, hair dryer and shampoo, television with premium channels, pay-per-view movies and/or satellite movies and video games. The locations feature high-speed Internet access, a swimming pool, airport shuttle service and a fitness center.

Day Inns Worldwide

Days Inns Worldwide serves the upper economy segment of the lodging industry with 1,880 hotels with 152,971 rooms in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom and other international regions. In the United States, it serves the upper economy segment of the lodging industry through Days Inn, Days Hotel and Days Suites, and internationally, it serves the upper economy segment of the lodging industry through Days Hotels, Days Inn and Days Serviced Apartments. Many properties offer on-site restaurants, lounges, meeting rooms, banquet facilities, exercise centers and a complimentary continental breakfast and newspaper each morning. Each Days Suites room provides separate living and sleeping areas, with a telephone and television in each area. Each Days Inn Business Place room offers lighting, desk, a microwave/refrigerator unit, a coffeemaker, an iron and ironing board, and snacks and beverages.

Super 8 Worldwide

The Super 8 serves the economy segment of the lodging industry. Super 8 franchises 2,110 hotels with 130,920 rooms located in the United States, Canada and China. Super 8 hotels serve complimentary continental breakfast. Participating motels allow pets and offer local calls for free, fax and copy services, microwaves, suites, guest laundry, exercise facilities, cribs, rollaway beds, and pools.

Microtel Inns and Suites

Microtel serves the economy segment of the lodging industry. Microtel franchises 308 hotels with 22,106 rooms located in the United States and select international regions, including the Philippines. These hotels feature local and long-distance phone calls within the continental United States, wired and wireless Internet access, expanded cable television, in-room coffeemaker and continental breakfast.

Howard Johnson International

Howard Johnson serves the midscale segment of the lodging industry through Howard Johnson Plaza and Howard Johnson Hotel and the economy segment of the lodging industry through Howard Johnson Inn and Howard Johnson Express. Howard Johnson franchises 482 hotels with 47,177 rooms located in the United States, China, Mexico and other international regions. Participating hotels offer standard business amenities, a 25-inch television and free access for long-distance calls.

Hawthorn Suites

Hawthorn offers complimentary hot breakfast buffet, kitchen facilities, separate sleeping and living areas, and free high-speed and wireless Internet access. All Hawthorn Suites hotels feature a designated number of rooms that have enhanced features for travelers with disabilities. Hawthorn serves the midscale segment by offering an extended stay product. Hawthorn franchises 90 hotels with 8,423 rooms in the United States and international regions, including the United Arab Emirates.

Travelodge Hotels

The Travelodge Hotels franchises 479 hotels with 36,154 rooms located in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Travelodge Hotels serves the economy segment of the lodging industry in the United States through Travelodge, Travelodge Suites and Thriftlodge hotels.

Knights Franchise Systems

Knights Franchise Systems serves the lower economy segment of the lodging industry with 301 hotels with 19,542 rooms located in the United States and Canada. The Company acquired the brand in 1995.

The Company competes with Marriott International Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc., Global Hyatt Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc., InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Accor SA and Best Western.