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PARSIPPANY, N.J. (January 11, 2013) – Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the introduction of its select-service TRYP by WyndhamSM hotel brand in Turkey with the opening of the 108-room TRYP by Wyndham Istanbul Taksim. The 10-story hotel is centrally located in Taksim, the heart
of Istanbul, and joins TRYP by Wyndham’s 73 hotels in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa (EMEA). It also adds to Wyndham Hotel Group’s
growing collection of properties in Turkey, which consists of 12
Ramada® hotels and the newly opened Wyndham Istanbul Kalamis
Marina, which debuted last month. The second Wyndham® hotel in the
country, the 306-room Wyndham Istanbul Petek, is scheduled to open in
summer 2013.
Wyndham Hotel Group’s portfolio in EMEA is comprised of 326
properties and 43,075 rooms under the Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts,
Days Inn®, Howard Johnson®, Ramada, Hawthorn Suites by
Wyndham® and TRYP by Wyndham brands.
“With its rapidly growing tourism industry, Turkey is full
of opportunity for hotel development, especially in a vibrant city like
Istanbul,” said Rui Barros, Wyndham Hotel Group’s senior vice president
and managing director, EMEA. “The introduction of this cosmopolitan
brand to the country helps expand our presence in this vital market
while also providing travelers with the desirable blend of high-quality
accommodations, city-center convenience and customer-centric ‘Own the
City’ culture that differentiates TRYP by Wyndham.”
Guest rooms at TRYP by Wyndham Istanbul Taksim feature free
high-speed wireless internet access, contemporary décor and flat
screen televisions. Hotel services and amenities include an on-site
fitness center, complimentary high-speed wireless internet access
throughout the property and airport transfer services. Two meeting and
event rooms, complete with state-of-the-art audio visual equipment and
services, can accommodate up to 70 guests.
TRYP by Wyndham Istanbul Taksim is owned and operated by
Tunç Otelcilik Limited Şirketi, which also operates the recently
opened 102-room Ramada Hotel & Suites Istanbul Atakoy.
TRYP by Wyndham,
part of the Wyndham Hotel Group family of lodging brands, represents 90
hotels and nearly 13,000 rooms across Europe and the Americas. The
select-service, mid-priced brand currently caters to business and
leisure travelers in cosmopolitan cities including Madrid and Barcelona
in Spain; Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany;
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and New York City.
Reservations and information are available by visiting
www.tryphotels.com.
Wyndham Hotel Group,
part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the
world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and
approximately 618,100 rooms in 66 countries under the hotel brands:
Wyndham® Hotels and Resorts, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super
8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®,
Microtel Inn & Suites® by Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by
Wyndham®, TRYP by WyndhamSM, 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, Hawthorn Suites by 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.
Wyndham Rewards®, the guest loyalty program of Wyndham
Hotel Group, is the world’s largest lodging loyalty program as measured
by number of participating hotels and offers more than seven million
active members the chance to earn and redeem points for stays at more
than 6,500 hotels throughout more than 50 countries worldwide. In
addition to free stays, members may redeem their points for hundreds of
reward options. For more information, visit www.wyndhamrewards.com.
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
or email [email protected].
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Contact: Roz Money
Director of Brand Marketing, EMEA
Wyndham Hotel Group
The Triangle, Hammersmith Grove
London, W6 0LG, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 20 8762 6600
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