Wyndham Hotels
Wyndham Rewards
Hotel Frequent Guest Loyalty Program
The main boast of Wyndham Rewards hotel loyalty program is its size with 7,000 hotels making it the largest hotel chain in the world by number of hotels.
Another program main attribute, and also the program’s detractor, are the large number of economy market segment hotel brands in the program.
Wyndham Rewards has eleven hotel brands under one loyalty program:
Baymont Inns and Suites have about 125 hotels in the USA, primarily in Southeast and Central USA. These are a midscale hotel property with free internet and complimentary continental breakfast.
Days Inn – about 2,000 hotels
Hawthorn Suites - Wyndham purchased the Hawthorn Suites hotel brand from Hyatt Hotels in 2008. Hawthorn Suites are extended stay properties.
Howard Johnson – more than 450 hotels in 16 countries. Four tiers of properties from budget motels to full service Howard Johnson Plaza hotels.
Knights Inn – more than 250 hotels in North America.
Microtel Inn - over 300 hotels in North AmericaRamada Worldwide - 850 hotels in 25 countries
Super 8 – More than 2,000 hotels. This brand announced a logo and image makeover this month. Race car theme seems to be prominent.
Travelodge - info on the number of Travelodge hotels is something I have not yet found, however, Travelodge properties in Canada do not participate in Wyndham Rewards.
Wingate by Wyndham - business style hotel
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts - full scale hotels with many resort locations in USA and internationally.
Wyndham Hotel Group brands –Market Segment- Number Hotels (March 2009) | U.S. Average Daily Rate and 12 month ADR rate change (March 2009)
| March 2008 Average Daily Rate | Average Occupancy rate for Q1 2009 | Average Occupancy rate for Q1 2008 |
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Upscale 82 Hotels
| $124.60 (+6.9%) | $116.61 | 51.6% (-9.2) | 61.8%
|
Hawthorn Suites Extended Stay 90 Hotels
| $89.93 | No data (brand acquired from Hyatt in 2008) | 50.6% | No data (brand acquired from Hyatt in 2008) |
Wingate Inn Midscale 166 Hotels
| $85.17 (-7.3%) | $91.84 | 50.7% (-7.4)
| 58.1%
|
Ramada Midscale 885 Hotels | $74.44 (-6.6%) | $79.69 | 44.0% (-6.1) | 50.1%
|
Days Inn Economy 1,851 hotels | $59.30 (-4.3%) | $61.99 | 41.4% (-4.5) | 45.9%
|
Super 8 Economy 2,105 Hotels | $54.67 (-3.7%) | $56.78 | 43.6% (-4.9) | 48.5%
|
Baymont Inn Midscale 225 Hotels
| $61.63 (-6.1%) | $65.66 | 43.8% (-2.2) | 46.0%
|
Howard Johnson Midscale 475 Hotels | $60.02 (-4.9%) | $63.11 | 39.9% (-3.9) | 43.8%
|
Travelodge Economy 471 Hotels | $57.07 (-15.7%) | $67.68 | 39.6% (-5.6) | 45.2%
|
Microtel Inn Economy 313 Hotels | $55.96 | No data | 45.5% | No data |
Knights Inn Economy 309 Hotels
| $41.08 (+0.5%) | $40.88 | 36.1% (-1.8) | 37.9%
|
Earning Points Simple 10 points/$1 of hotel rate.
Elite Program
Wyndham ByRequest - details are vague, but supposedly member preferences will be noted and some additional amenities might be provided to frequent guests.
Redeeming Points
The Wyndham Hotels brand maintains its own hotel points redemption program within the website.
The Wyndham Hotel properties can be looked up online for the points redemption rate. Rates vary from:
Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, Bahamas 15,000 points
Wyndham London Chelsea Harbour, UK, 45,000 points
Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 25,000 points
Wyndham Sapphire Beach Club & Resort, St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles 20,000 points
The redemption rate for other hotel brand members of Wyndham Rewards with international properties can also be looked up online. There are other hotel chains eligible for free nights using Wyndham Rewards points besides the member brands listed above.
Sample redemption rates:
Ramada Amsterdam Hotel & Suites 15,000 points
Ramada Prague City Centre 30,000 points
Melia Cariari, Costa Rica 10,000 points
Tryp Corobici, Costa Rica 8,500 points
Ramada Resort, Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand 10,000 points
Cozumel - Days Inn 10,000 points
Melia Cabo Real, Mexico 30,000 points
Gran Melia Cancun, Mexico 30,000 points
Melia Caribe Tropical, Dominican Republic 30,000 points
The large majority of Wyndham Rewards hotel members are located in the USA and three brands represent 70% of the USA Wyndham Rewards hotel member properties: Ramada, Super 8, and Days Inn.
There are four tiers of hotel redemption levels for US domestic hotels.
Tier 1 = 6,000 points for a free hotel night
Tier 2 = 10,000 points for a free hotel night
Tier 3 = 14,000 points for a free hotel night
Tier 4 = 16,000 points for a free hotel night
Unless you already have sufficient Wyndham Rewards points to actually book a hotel stay, the member is unable to find out through the website to which of the four tiers a particular hotel belongs. The website will simply reply with a message to the member of insufficient points for a free night.
To get USA hotels redemption information for the vast majority of Wyndham Rewards hotel members requires a phone call. My phone call for Monterey area hotels revealed that Salinas has some Tier 2 hotels, but all the Wyndham Rewards member hotels for the Monterey Peninsula are Tier 3 and Tier 4. The hotels here locally are the same price as the Amsterdam Ramada.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts - The Flagship Brand of Wyndham Rewards
There are nice Wyndham hotels and resorts. I walked through the Wyndham Palm Springs one evening in April 2008 and there were about 20 people hanging around the lobby socializing. The ambiance was casual and elegant, and the pool area large.
The focus of the Wyndham Rewards loyalty program should be its size and the ability to get points for low cost hotel stays. A rebate of 10% or more for your paid stays when earned hotel points are redeemed for future free nights should be possible. The abundance of Wyndham Rewards hotel properties makes it worthwhile to keep an eye on this program when you are traveling in places where few upscale hotels are located.