This month Hotel News ME profiles the group’s 2015 achievements, future goals and its planned MEA pipeline.
Group Overview
Wyndham Hotel Group is one of three hospitality business units of Wyndham Worldwide. As both a hotel brand franchisor and hotel management services provider, the company’s global portfolio consists of approximately 7,700 properties and 667,000 rooms in 71 countries under the following brands: Dolce Hotels and Resorts (acquired February 2015), Wyndham Grand Hotels and Resorts,
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Garden Hotels, TRYP by Wyndham, Wingate by Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham, Ramada, Ramada Encore, Baymont Inn and Suites, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge and Knights Inn.
Also representative of the brand, Wyndham Rewards offers members a points earning structure along with a flat, free night redemption rate.
Wyndham’s expected hotel openings 2016
Ramada Hotel & Suites Amwaj Island Bahrain – opening by March 2016
The 4-star, Ramada Hotel and Suites Amwaj Island will boast 162 rooms and suites with sea views. Dining options at the hotel will include an all-day restaurant and lobby café, as well as the city’s first Moroccan fine dining outlet, which will be situated on a rooftop terrace. Meeting space will accommodate up to 175 people theatre-style. The hotel is owned by Mannai Holding S.P.C, the group also owns the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham currently under construction in the city.
Ramada Manama City Centre, Bahrain, opening by March 2016
The 4-star Ramada Manama City Centre is located next to the largest shopping centre in Bahrain and will boast 140 rooms and suites. The hotel is the first managed Ramada property in Bahrain and has a rooftop pool, a restaurant specialising in authentic Lebanese cuisine. The hotel is owned by Bukhowa Investments Holding Company and is expected to generate an additional 150 jobs within the city.
Current properties in the Middle East
Wyndham Hotel Group has 42 operational hotels, amounting to 6,825 rooms in the Middle East.
Jordan
Number of hotels: 3
Days Inn, Amman – 110 rooms
Days Inn, Aqaba – 110 rooms
Ramada, Sweimeh – 161 rooms
Bahrain
Number of hotels: 2
Days Inn, Manama – 64 rooms
Ramada, Manama – 161 rooms
Saudi Arabia
Number of hotels: 14
Days Inn, Riyadh – 58 rooms
Days Inn, Jazan – 52 rooms
Hawthorn, Al Khobar, 38 rooms
Ramada, Taif – 183 rooms
Ramada, Jeddah – 228 rooms
Ramada, Al Qassim – 69 rooms
Ramada, Al Khobar – 136 rooms
Ramada, Dammam – 138 rooms
Ramada, Madinah – 140 rooms
Ramada, Madinah, 249 rooms
Ramada, Hafr Al Batin – 150 rooms
Ramada, Makkah – 646 rooms
Ramada, Riyadh – 92 rooms
Super 8, Riyadh – 57 rooms
UAE
Number of hotels: 16
Howard Johnson, Abu Dhabi – 120 rooms
Howard Johnson, Dubai – 123 rooms
Hawthorn, Dubai – 188 rooms
Ramada, Dubai – 171 rooms
Ramada, Dubai – 252 rooms
Ramada, Ajman City – 384 rooms
Ramada, Burj Dubai – 181 rooms
Ramada, Dubai – 299 rooms
Ramada, Deira – 173 rooms
Ramada, Ajman – 107 rooms
Ramada, Abu Dhabi Corniche – 238 rooms
Ramada, Ras Al Khaimah – 38 rooms
Ramada, Abu Dhabi – 111 rooms
Ramada, Dubai – 371 rooms
Ramada, Dubai – 250 rooms
TRYP, Abu Dhabi – 146 rooms
Lebanon
Number of hotels: 2
Ramada, Beirut – 144 rooms
Ramada, Beirut – 99 rooms
Oman
Number of hotels: 1
Ramada, Muscat – 86 properties
Kuwait
Number of hotels: 1
Ramada, Kuwait City – 112 rooms
Iraq
Number of hotels: 1
Ramada, Sulyemaniyah – 71 rooms
Qatar
Number of hotels: 2
Ramada, Doha – 111 rooms
Wyndham, Doha – 246 rooms
