Sunday, October 19, 2008

Wyndham Hotel Group Continues Expansion in China with 173-Room Hotel

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -– Ramada Worldwide, a member of the Wyndham Hotel Group family of lodging brands, continues to grow the Ramada® brand in China with the addition of the 173-room Ramada Changzhou upscale hotel in Changzhou, China.

The property, being developed by Changxing Group Co. Ltd, which signed a 20-year franchise agreement with Ramada Worldwide, is scheduled to open in December this year.

Wyndham Hotel Group is the largest U.S.-based hotel franchising company in China today, based on number of hotels, with over 140 properties open and under development under the Wyndham®, Ramada, Days Inn®, Howard Johnson® and Super 8® brand names.

“Wyndham Hotel Group continues to build a strong and diverse global portfolio by working with solid in-market players such as the Changxing Group,” said Tom Monahan, (top right photo) executive vice president of international development for Wyndham Hotel Group International. “The addition of the Ramada Changzhou hotel is indicative of the brand’s commitment to expanding in key markets.”

(Middle left photo, Downtown Changzhou at night)

The Ramada Changzhou hotel will feature a full service restaurant, bar, lobby lounge, fitness center, swimming pool, spa, business center and 325 square meters of meeting space.

Located near the 3000-year-old ancient city of Yancheng, the property is situated on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, just northwest of Shanghai. Changzhou is a part of the Jiangsu province and serves as a key center for China’s textile and food processing industries.

As of June 30, 2008, Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), encompassed nearly 7,000 hotels representing approximately 581,000 rooms in 65 countries on six continents under the Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns and Suites®, Hawthorn Suites®, Howard Johnson, Travelodge®, Knights Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® brands.

All hotels are owned individually and operated independently or by Wyndham Hotel Management. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J.

Additional information is available at http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/.

(Bottom right photo, Tianning Temple with pagoda behind it, in Changzhou.)

CONTACT:

Christine Da Silva
Director, Media Relations
Wyndham Hotel Group
1 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054

+1 (973) 753-6590
Christine.DaSilva@WyndhamWorldwide.com

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