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| PARSIPPANY, N.J.
(March 14, 2012) – Wyndham
Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company as measured by
number of hotels, today announced that it has entered into an agreement
with Brazilian real estate company EmCorp to launch the Super 8®
and Wyndham Garden® brand offerings in Brazil. The agreement calls for 3,000 guest rooms to be developed in the country through 2014. Currently, six deals have been finalized to open Super 8 hotels in Congonhas do Campo, Sete Lagoas, Betim, Lagoa Santa and Pouso Alegre with additional agreements anticipated to be executed this year. The agreement is part of Wyndham Hotel Group’s strategy to develop select brands in its portfolio in key countries throughout Latin America. Senior Vice President and Managing Director Daniel del Olmo said, “Our team is committed to executing upon our company’s strategy to develop and grow Wyndham Hotel Group brands in this thriving region, including rapidly growing markets like Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. We’re doing so by regularly engaging with leading developers and owners, hotel companies and other key constituents, as these relationships will play a significant role in expanding our hotel offerings to travelers looking for additional lodging options.” Upon opening, the hotels will be available on GrupoWyndham.com, which currently offers consumers information and reservations in Spanish for select Wyndham Hotel Group properties across Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Wyndham Hotel Group plans to expand the site’s offerings to the remainder of Latin America and make all information and reservations also available in Portuguese. Wyndham Hotel Group currently has 88 properties in 13 countries throughout Latin America, including 13 hotels already open and operating in Brazil under the Ramada®, Howard Johnson® and TRYP by Wyndham™ brands. EmCorp is a real estate development company that is privately held by BRIZ, a Brazilian holding company, working in association with Construir of Grupo Orguel and CAC Engenharia to plan, develop and build hotels in Brazil. Dan Fonseca, chairman of BRIZ, said the Brazilian market is ready for a hotel product like Super 8. “Investments are moving inland in Brazil, with new plants and factories, as well as oil and ore exploration. However, there is a lack of infrastructure of hotels in mid-sized cities in Brazil to support this movement,” said Fonseca. “We are experiencing now the same process seen in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s and Super 8 is the perfect flag to fill this gap.” About Super 8 Worldwide The Super 8 hotel brand is a chain of economy hotels located throughout the United States, Canada and China featuring single, double and suite accommodations. All properties offer complimentary high-speed Internet access and expanded cable television and select properties offer meeting and business facilities, fitness centers, swimming pools and allow pets. Children under 17 stay free with a parent. Reservations and information are available by calling (800) 800-8000 or by visiting www.super8.com. Super 8 hotels are independently owned and operated under franchise agreements with Super 8 Worldwide, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN). About Wyndham Garden Located primarily in business, airport and suburban locations, Wyndham Garden Hotels, a part of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts family of hotels, offer the comfort and amenities expected from the Wyndham® brand: thoughtful services, flexible meeting space that can accommodate a wide range of functions, inviting lobbies and cozy lounges. About Wyndham Hotel Group Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company with 7,205 hotels and approximately 613,100 rooms in 66 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham™, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the company has license agreements to franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management services globally. All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels as well as certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels, which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham Hotel Group or through a joint-venture partner. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportunities visit www.whgdevelopment.com. |
| Contact: Christine Da Silva Senior Director, Communications Wyndham Hotel Group 22 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ 07054 +1 (973) 753-6590 [email protected] Jussara Naves Public Relations, BRIZ Rua Mato Grosso, 800, Cj 1101 Santo Agostinho, 30190-081 (31) 9132-6714 [email protected] |