Knights Inn hotel brand has been sold to Red Lion Hotels and will no longer be a part of Wyndham Rewards as of May 2. Wyndham Rewards points will be earned for Knights Inn stays through May 1. Any existing reward nights booked at Knights Inn will be honored, regardless of check-in date. (I wonder…
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Wyndham grows midscale USA with La Quinta Inns acquisition

Wyndham Worldwide will grow its midscale hotel market segment significantly with the acquisition of nearly 900 La Quinta hotels in the USA. Wyndham Worldwide grows to over 9,000 hotels with this $1.95 billion purchase. La Quinta hotels are almost all in the USA with 4 hotels in Vancouver, Canada; Medellin Colombia; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Cancun,…
Wyndham Rewards Map Germany, Austria, Switzerland 107 hotels

While creating a Wyndham Rewards map for Germany hotels, a country with around 100 hotels in the Wyndham Worldwide chain, I noticed most of the formerly Ramada hotels have been rebranded as Trademark Collection under other brand names like H+, H2, H4 and Hyperion. July 2017 I wrote an article on the new Wyndham hotel…
Wyndham Rewards app $10 off Nov 1-Jan 31 beats AAA rates at some hotels

Wyndham Rewards Unlock $10 off Best Available Rate each night promotion with mobile app booking through the special offer link seemed like a deal not worthy of writing about, however, my rate searches indicate this promotion can be lower rates than AAA at some hotels. Wyndham Rewards $10 off per night with Mobile app booking…
Wyndham adds three new brands: Trademark Collection, Dazzler and Esplendor

Wyndham acquired Fën Hotels in Latin America last December with 26 hotels in South America across Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and the U.S. (Dazzler Brooklyn) including two new Fën-built Wyndham Grand hotels opening in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Asunción, Paraguay. Fën’s Esplendor Boutique Hotels and Dazzler Hotels will be bookable through Wyndham Rewards…
I will Go Fast to Wyndham Rewards elite status in 2016
All these changes to Wyndham Rewards in the past 12 months reminds me of Club Carlson 2010-11. I wonder if Wyndham Worldwide is positioning its hotel chain to lure its own Chinese buyer? Here is a detailed examination of Wyndham Rewards hotel loyalty program member benefits in 2016 and how I will Go Fast my…
Wyndham BRG claims earn 3,000 points

Wyndham Worldwide changed its best rate guarantee policy (BRG) again last month to match a lower rate and award 3,000 Wyndham Rewards points for an approved claim. This is a fairly valuable bonus for a hotel stay at one of the economy or midscale market segment Wyndham brands where rates are typically less than $75 per…
Dolce Resorts bookable with Wyndham Rewards points
Dolce Hotels & Resorts are geared for conferences, small conventions and big parties. Wyndham Rewards acquired the small hotel brand in February 2015 and now these hotels are integrated into Wyndham Rewards for earning and using points. There are some nice Dolce properties in 23 hotels and resorts worldwide. There are 13 hotels in the…
Airbnb effect makes 2015 year of the midscale and economy hotel chains
If you told me two years ago that in 2015 I would be searching for hotel stays primarily in Choice Privileges, Wyndham Rewards and IHG Rewards Club, I would have imagined I had gone bankrupt as the most probable reason for a downmarket move in hotel stays. In reality, I blame the Airbnb effect. Airbnb…
Starwood Hotels merger speculation with Wyndham or IHG in Bloomberg news
Does Westin by Wyndham or IHG Sheraton sound enticing? How about La Quinta Inns, a vision of Four Points? Starwood Hotels, everybody’s favorite darling at the high end hotel market segment, apparently has its investors, who are seeking higher returns, rumbling for a change. This discontent is fueling talks of Starwood Hotels merging with Wyndham…