First Wyndham Brand Hotel in the Netherlands Opens in Amsterdam

 PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 14, 2010) – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with more than 7,000 hotels and 11 brands, today announced that the Apollo Hotel Amsterdam,(centered photo below)  an iconic, 223-room hotel with a 50-year history of serving visitors, has joined the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand as its first hotel in the Netherlands.

The Wyndham Apollo Hotel Amsterdam, the flagship of Apollo Hotels & Resorts, treats guests to a unique location overlooking the only point in Amsterdam where five canals converge. It is near the RAI Trade and Congress Centre, the World Trade Centre Amsterdam, Royal Concert Hall and the city’s museums, shopping districts and night life of the Leidseplein.

“We proudly welcome the Wyndham Apollo Hotel Amsterdam to our growing system,” said Eric Danziger (middle right photo),  Wyndham Hotel Group president and chief executive officer. “This hotel strengthens our global distribution and will provide international travelers an outstanding destination when they visit the Netherlands.”

The Wyndham Hotel Group portfolio in Europe now includes 232 hotels that span the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Days Inn®, Howard Johnson®, Ramada, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham and Wyndham-affiliated Corinthia® brands.

The Wyndham Apollo Amsterdam Hotel joins the brand’s luxury Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour in the United Kingdom and Corinthia hotels in Hungary, Portugal and the Czech Republic.

Apollo Hotels & Resorts is owned by European Hotel Management, a Dutch company founded in 2005 that specializes in hotel operations. The chain operates 12 companies including the wellness resort Thermae 2000 in Valkenburg, Netherlands; Crowne Plaza Den-Haag-Promenade; and Holiday Inn Ijmuiden Seaport Inn. For more information, go to http://www.apollohotelsresorts.com/.

Contact:  Evy Apostolatos, Director, Media Relations, Wyndham Hotel Group, 22 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054, +1 (973) 753-6590, evy.apostolatos@wyndhamworldwide.com