Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s largest hotel franchising companies with a global presence of approximately 9,300 hotels in about 90 countries, expanded its hotel footprint across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA), with new openings and a series of new market entries over the past year. 

The chain ramped up its presence across the Middle East and Africa. Key openings included the launch of the Wyndham Garden in Muscat, Oman with the addition of Ramada Encore by Wyndham Muscat Al Ghubra, expected in March 2020. 

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts also announced three new hotels in Dubai as part of the Deira Waterfront Development by Ithra Dubai, UAE which will also see the introduction of the Super 8 by Wyndham brand in the market. 

2019 also marked the entry of the upper-midscale La Quinta by Wyndham brand into EMEA – the first outside of the Americas – with the opening of La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul Gunesli in Turkey. With this opening, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has surpassed 80 hotels in Turkey reinforcing its position as the largest international hotel brand in the country.

Dimitris Manikis, president and managing director, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, EMEA said: “We are incredibly proud of our strong growth across the region in 2019 and look forward to building on this momentum in 2020 and beyond, across new and existing markets. The EMEA is one of the most diverse regions in the world, and with our wide hotel presence, significant diversity of brands entering new destinations, our expansion is key to deliver on our vision to make hotel travel possible for all, and ensure there is a Wyndham hotel to suit any traveller’s need visiting this vibrant region.” 

Some of the latest Wyndham Hotels & Resorts openings in 2019 in EMEA include, 143-room Wyndham Garden Muscat Al Khuwair, Oman, and 404-room La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul Gunesli, Turkey.