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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., is an American hospitality company based in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States. It describes itself as the largest hotel franchisor in the world, with 9,100 locations.[4][5]

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Company typePublic
IndustryHospitality
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981) in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
FounderTrammell Crow
Headquarters
Parsippany, New Jersey
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U.S.
Number of locations
9,100 across 25 brands (2024[1])
Key people
Geoffrey A. Ballotti (President)
Brandsvarious
RevenueIncrease US$1.55 Billion (2022 (TTM))[2]
Increase US$0.43 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022)[2][3]
Increase US$0.299 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended September, 2022)[2]
Total assetsIncrease US$4.25 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022)[2][3]
Websitewww.wyndhamhotels.com

The company was formed on June 1, 2018, as a spin-off from Wyndham Worldwide, which is now known as Travel + Leisure.[6] As of 2024, it has a portfolio of 25 hotel brands, amongst them are Days Inn, Howard Johnson's, Ramada, Super 8 and Travelodge.[1]

History

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Background and Foundation

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The company's origins can be traced to the founding of Hospitality Franchise Systems (HFS) in 1990, created as a vehicle to acquire hotel franchises. By 1995, it had acquired the Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Ramada, and Super 8 brands. HFS then expanded into other businesses, and, in 1997, merged with CUC International to form Cendant Corporation.[citation needed]

In 2005, Cendant bought the Wyndham hotel brand from the Blackstone Group. The Wyndham hotel brand was created in 1981 in Dallas, Texas, by Trammell Crow, the president of Trammell Crow Company.[7] Business journalist Wyndham Robertson, who wrote a profile of Crow for Fortune magazine in the early 1970s, claimed that the hotel chain was named for her, saying, "He loved my name. I never got him to admit that he named [the hotels] for me in public but he did in private."[8] As the chain grew, it was acquired in 1998 by Patriot American Hospitality, later named Wyndham International. Blackstone had bought Wyndham International earlier in 2005. In 2006, as part of a plan to break Cendant up into four separate companies, its hotel and timeshare businesses were spun off as Wyndham Worldwide.[citation needed]

Wyndham Hotel Group (2006-2018)

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As a division of Wyndham Worldwide, Wyndham Hotel Group was composed of more than 9,000 hotels under 21 brands, located in over 75 countries, competing in brand markets ranging from economy to upscale. It had more than 40,000 employees around the world.[9] Lodging management services were provided to upscale properties through Wyndham Hotel Management.[citation needed]

In 2008, Wyndham purchased U.S. Franchise Systems, owner of the Microtel and Hawthorn Suites brands, from Global Hyatt Corporation for $150 million.[10] Wyndham bought the Wisconsin-based Exel Inn chain in 2008 and converted all 22 of its properties to Wyndham brands.[11] As of 2008, Wyndham Destinations' franchisees have formed an independent association called Owners 8 Association to present their concerns and grievances to Wyndham Destinations.[12] The association has argued that individual franchisees have currently limited role in Wyndham's decision making. Wyndham Hotel Group's Former CEO Eric A. Danziger, in an interview in 2009 with Asian Indian Hotel Owners magazine, emphasized that Wyndham maintains cordial relationships with franchisees. He also stated that each of Wyndham's brands maintains an advisory board of individual property owners.[13]

In 2010, Wyndham acquired the TRYP hotel brand from Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts of Spain. The brand, subsequently renamed Tryp by Wyndham, was positioned as a "select-service, midmarket" brand representing approximately 13,000 rooms and caters to business and leisure travelers in cosmopolitan cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Lisbon, New York, Frankfurt, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Istanbul, etc.[14]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against Wyndham in June 2012 following a security breach that led to the theft of payment card data for hundreds of thousands of Wyndham customers. Wyndham decided to fight the lawsuit in court, unlike many companies, which often try to settle FTC data-security enforcement actions quickly. In April 2014, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Judge Esther Salas denied Wyndham's motion to dismiss, in a much-anticipated decision to this case.[15]

In late 2016, Wyndham acquired Latin America's leading Fën Hotels, adding 26 management contracts across Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and the U.S., including two new Fën-built Wyndham Grand hotels in Uruguay and Paraguay. With the addition of Fën Hotels' signature Esplendor Boutique Hotel and Dazzler Hotel brands, Wyndham Hotel Group's portfolio of distinct brands grew to 18.[16]

In the summer of 2017, Wyndham announced plans to acquire the Minnesota-based AmericInn hotel brand and its management company, Three Rivers Hospitality, from Northcott Hospitality for $170 million. AmericInn's portfolio consisted of 200 primarily franchised hotels with approximately 11,600 rooms in 22 states, predominately in the Midwestern U.S., Ohio Valley, and Mountain states.[17] In August 2017, Wyndham announced plans to spin off Wyndham Hotel Group to shareholders as a separate publicly traded company.[18] In October 2017, Wyndham launched its first soft brand product, the Trademark Hotel Collection, a collection of more than 50 upper-midscale-and-above hotels in Europe and the U.S.[19]

In April 2018, the company began rebranding most of its brands to include the Wyndham name, such as "Days Inn by Wyndham", "Ramada by Wyndham", and "Super 8 by Wyndham".[20] On May 30, 2018, Wyndham purchased the La Quinta hotel brand (franchised to 900 hotels with over 89,000 rooms) and its associated management business, for $1.95 billion in cash.[21]

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts since 2018

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The spin-off of Wyndham's hotel business occurred on May 31, 2018, creating Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. In June 2024, the hotel chain has more than 9,200 hotels in over 95 countries, represented by 24 brands. [22] In October 2023, Choice Hotels announced a proposal to purchase all outstanding shares of Wyndham for $90 per share.[23] That offer came after Wyndham declined a direct acquisition bid from Choice.[24]

Brands

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Wyndham in Las Vegas
 
Ramada in Jeju
 
Wyndham Garden in Fresno

As of 2024, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts includes 24 brands:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c corporate.wyndhamhotels.com - Our brands retrieved 25 May 2024
  2. ^ a b c d "Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 2022 Annual Report". wyndhamhotels.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results" (Press release). Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. July 26, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023 – via PR Newswire.
  4. ^ "Form 10-K - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission.
  5. ^ "Wyndham Hotels & Resorts unveils plans to add value for franchisees and further grow its business" (Press release). Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via PR Newswire.
  6. ^ "Wyndham Worldwide Completes Spin-Off Of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts; Becomes Wyndham Destinations" (Press release). Orlando, Florida. June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Trammell Crow leaves lasting lodging imprint following death". Hotel Business. February 7, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Post, Rose. "A writer's view on rich, powerful in America", Salisbury Post, August 3, 1986, page 1D.
  9. ^ "Getting to Know Wyndham Hotel Group". Wyndham Hotel Group website. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "HVS EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending 6 June 2008". Hospitality News. June 9, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "22 FORMER EXEL INN HOTELS REBRANDED UNDER WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP FLAGS | Wyndham Worldwide". Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  12. ^ "Super8 Owners Form Association". www.hotel-online.com. March 30, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  13. ^ "Wyndham appreciates the role of Asian Indian Hotel Owners". Hotel Vikas. January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  14. ^ "Wyndham Hotel Group to Acquire Tryp Hotel Brand from Sol Meliá". Wyndham Destinations Press Releases. Wyndham Destinations. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  15. ^ Percival IV, Lynn C.; Poyner Spruill LLP (April 8, 2014). "New Jersey Federal Court Rejects Wyndham's Challenge to Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Data-Security Enforcement Authority". The National Law Review. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  16. ^ "Wyndham Hotel Group Acquires Fën Hotels - Wyndham Worldwide". www.wyndhamworldwide.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "Wyndham Hotel Group Strengthens Its Midscale Bench with Acquisition of AmericInn - Wyndham Worldwide". www.wyndhamworldwide.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Wyndham timeshare will spin off from parent company". Orlando Sentinel. August 4, 2017 – via NewsBank.
  19. ^ "Wyndham's Trademark Hotel Collection Spans U.S. with Six New Additions - Wyndham Worldwide". wyndhamworldwide.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  20. ^ Beth J. Harpaz (April 10, 2018). "Wyndham-owned hotel chains getting brand names tweaked". Associated Press. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Form 10-Q: Quarterly Report (Report). Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. June 11, 2018. p. 28 – via EDGAR.
  22. ^ "XBRL Viewer". www.sec.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  23. ^ Tesse Fox, Jena (October 17, 2023). "Breaking News: Choice seeks to buy Wyndham for nearly $8B". Hotel Management.
  24. ^ Tesse Fox, Jena (October 17, 2023). "Wyndham board details reasons for rejecting Choice takeover bid". Hotel Management.
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