Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Wyndham Hotel Group CEO Honored for Industry Contributions


PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 6, 2010) – Eric Danziger, (top right photo)  president and CEO of Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), has been recognized by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association International with the award for Lifetime Contribution in the Hospitality Industry.

The award celebrates the many contributions Danziger has made to the business over the course of his 30-year career, including the creation of Doubletree’s now famous chocolate chip cookie and the expansion of the early Starwood Hotels and Resorts portfolio, which during his three-year tenure as the company’s president and CEO, grew from 20 hotels to nearly 600.

Most recently, Danziger has continued Wyndham Hotel Group’s evolution to a true global hospitality company, placing a renewed focus on operational excellence and strategic global growth and appointing seasoned hoteliers to the company’s key leadership roles.

“I have always had an unwavering passion for the hotel business,” said Danziger. “I truly believe in the power of hospitality and travel and I look forward to the new heights to which we will take this great industry in the future.”

Danziger is the recipient of the 1999 Peace Award of the American Friends of Tel Aviv University and the 2005 Northern California Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Real Estate and Hospitality.

CONTACT: Christine Da Silva, +1 (973) 753-6590, christine.dasilva@wyndhamworldwide.com

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