SOL MELIA : acquisition de l'hôtel TRYP de Sol Meliá par Wyndham

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, USA (1er juillet 2010) - Le groupe hôtelier Wyndham, une filiale de Wyndham International (NYSE : WYN), vient de compléter l'acquisition annoncée précédemment de l'hôtel TRYP de Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts, dont des contrats de franchise pour 92 hôtels TRYP en Europe et en Amérique du Sud.


La marque TRYP, récemment renommée par Wyndham, rejoint ainsi les 11 autres branches du groupe hôtelier Wyndham qui dispose d'environ 7 100 hôtels et 593 300 chambres dans 65 pays.

TRYP, une marque de services privilégiés et qui situe dans une gamme de prix moyens, représente environ 13 000 chambres. Elle s'adresse aux voyageurs d'affaires ou touristes dans des villes cosmopolites telles que Madrid, Barcelone, Paris, Lisbonne, Francfort, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo et Montevideo.

Last month, the brand opened its third hotel in Barcelona, the Tryp Hotel Condal Mar, and anticipates additional openings this year in Lisbon, Berlin, Madrid and Medellin, Colombia.

Wyndham Hotel Group President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Danziger said the TRYP by Wyndham brand "significantly increases the company's global presence in Europe and Latin America."

"We acquired the TRYP brand because of its strategic presence in major international cities and the significant growth opportunities it presents to our business," said Danziger. "Our immediate focus is to grow the TRYP by Wyndham brand across Europe and the Americas. The latest hotel opening in Barcelona demonstrates the brand's accelerating growth and increasing interest from developers and hotel owners."

As previously announced, Wyndham Hotel Group and Sol Meliá will work together to develop the TRYP by Wyndham brand globally and expect to market the hotels cooperatively through their central reservations systems and loyalty programs as part of a strategic alliance between the two companies.

"This marks the beginning of a promising relationship between two complementary hospitality companies that will foster growth in a vast diversity of regions," said Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Sol Meliá.

In connection with the closing, Danziger announced the appointment of Daniel del Olmo, as brand senior vice president, TRYP by Wyndham, responsible for its overall business strategy, brand integration, performance, customer relations, service culture, operations and sales and marketing. He will report to Jeff Wagoner, who will continue to serve the company as president of its Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand and affiliated Wingate® by Wyndham and Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham brands.

Del Olmo most recently served Wyndham Hotel Group as chief performance officer, leading the development of the company's long-term strategic plan including the development of business strategy and integration plans for the TRYP brand. Since joining the company in 2003, he has served in a variety of roles in marketing, strategy and innovation. He began his career in hospitality in the Americas Division of Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts where he held various marketing and e-commerce positions.

About Wyndham Hotel Group

Wyndham Hotel Group encompasses nearly 7,100 hotels and approximately 593,300 rooms in 65 countries under its 11 other hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®.

All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and international Ramada hotels which are managed by an affiliate or through a joint venture partner. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com.

About Sol Meliá:

Sol Meliá was founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and is one of the world's largest resort hotel chains, as well as Spain's leading hotel chain in both the business and leisure markets. It currently provides more than 300 hotels in 26 countries on 4 continents under the brands: Gran Meliá, Meliá, ME by Meliá, Innside by Meliá, TRYP, Sol, Paradisus and Sol Meliá Vacation Club.

Sol Meliá is the only travel company included in the exclusive "FTSE4GoodIbex" Spanish stock market index and is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact. In 2008 the company approved its Global Sustainability Policy and in 2009 it was named the first "Biosphere Hotel Company" by the Responsible Tourism Institute, supported by UNESCO. That same year the company was also awarded the Prince Felipe Award for Tourism Excellence for the second time.

The company currently employs more than 33,000 people worldwide with staff from over 90 different countries. The company respects equal rights and balance in its contracting of male and female staff and approximately 10% of its workforce is made up of immigrants. For more information, visit www.solmelia.com

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SOL MELIÁ:

Departamento de Comunicación
SOL MELIA HOTELS & RESORTS
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SOL MELIA HOTELS & RESORTS
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07009 Palma de Mallorca- España
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