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Hotel Chains & Brands | STARTING WITH W |
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W Hotels (by Starwood)
Starwood's recently introduced brand of upsacale hotels: With the W-Concept, Starwood revamped the business traveler's entire hotel experience. The result? W. Unique in design and unparalleled in service. 16 hotels are targetted to open within 12 months from now. Some of them will be newly build, some of them will be converted, existing hotels. W Hotels will be situated in some of the most exhilarating neighborhoods of major cities across the country, close to business districts, convention centers, shopping, dining, and nightlife. Sixteen W properties will open through 2001. Besides those listed, they include, Sydney, Honolulu, New Orleans, Boston and Denver.
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Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service hotel management company with a reputation for progressive and successful hospitality management. The WHI owned/managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suite, extended-stay, full service and conference center hotels in many diverse markets across the U.S. WHI currently manages over 30 hotels in the U.S.
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Wingate Inns, L.P
Since the first Wingate Inn® hotel opened in 1996, the brand has been committed to "focused service," meaning that Wingate Inns is dedicated to providing services and amenities that cater specifically to today's traveler. In fact, Wingate Inns' commitment to service has gained Wingate Inns recognition by some of the most renowned experts around. Today, Wingate has 160 hotels open and under development, with over 13,000 guest rooms nationwide, with plans for accelerated growth over the next few years. In 2004, Wingate Inns entered the international market with its first hotels in Ireland, with 12 planned to open in the next five years.
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Winston Hotels
Winston Hotels, Inc. is a real estate investment trust specializing in the development, acquisition and rehabilitation of premium limited-service, high-end extended-stay and full-service hotel properties, with a portfolio increasingly weighted toward the leading brands in the lodging industry's upscale segment. The Company currently owns or is invested in 53 hotels with 7,452 rooms in 14 states, which include 48 wholly-owned properties with 6,723 rooms, 49% ownership interest in 3 joint venture hotels with 454 rooms and a mezzanine financing interest in 2 hotels with 275 rooms.
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Woodfin Suite Hotels
Woodfin manages all Woodfin Suite Hotels under long-term management contracts. Woodfin is a hotel management, franchise and development company and is the owner and franchiser of the names 'Woodfin Suite Hotel' and 'Chase Suite Hotel by Woodfin'. Based in San Diego, California, Woodfin currently has franchise agreements with eight (8) Woodfin Suite Hotels and ten (10) Chase Suite Hotels by Woodfin. Hardage Suite Hotels, LLC (HSH) is the owner of 17 of the 18 hotels franchised and operated by Woodfin. Chase Suite Hotels by Woodfin are mid-priced, all-suite, limited service hotels. The Chase Suite Hotel by Woodfin brand was designed to appeal to the more value-conscious business traveler by providing the level of service and hospitality of Woodfin Suite Hotels in a variety of types of accommodations.
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Worldhotels
WORLDHOTELS is one of the world's leading hotel sales, marketing and distribution organizations. This progressive and steadily expanding corporation represents nearly 500 member properties in 70 countries spanning all continents. Unique in its approach, WORLDHOTELS meets the requirements of business travelers and vacationers alike by providing hotels in three distinct categories: "The Deluxe Collection," hotels of refined elegance and luxurious comfort; "The First Class Collection," hotels of casual elegance, superior class and high quality; and "The Comfort Collection," hotels characterized by a casual ambiance, intimate atmosphere and moderate price. For more information or to make reservations, visit online at www.worldhotels.com or call toll free at 1-800-223-5652 in the U.S. and Canada.
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World of Wonders
World of Wonders has optimized the concept of all-inclusive holidays and set up new standards in the extent of services as well as the quality. World Of Wonders convinces with an extremely attractive price/performance ratio and leaves nothing to be desired for singles, couples or families. No wonder – We come up with more ideas, we work harder and simply offer more.
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham International, Inc. offers upscale and luxury hotel and resort accommodations through proprietary lodging brands and a management services division. Based in Dallas, Wyndham International owns, leases, manages and franchises hotels and resorts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our highly regarded proprietary brands, the company serves business and leisure travelers as well as the group meetings market with hotels and resorts located in major metropolitan business centers and leading vacation destinations.
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Wyndham Worldwide
The Hospitality Services Division of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) will become Wyndham Worldwide upon the completion of its anticipated spin-off during the third quarter of 2006. The company will provide its customers with a full range of products and services in three primary segments within the hospitality industry including hotel lodging, vacation rental and exchange, and timeshare resorts. The company will be one of the world’s largest provider in each of these segments, encompassing more than 6,300 franchised or managed hotels with over 530,000 hotel rooms worldwide; serving more than three million members of the RCI exchange network with access to over 4,000 resorts worldwide; more than 55,000 vacation rental and exchange properties located in over 100 countries; and over 140 timeshare resorts serving more than 750,000 timeshare owners throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Cendant Hospitality Services Division is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., and is supported by more than 25,000 employees around the world.
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Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) was formed through Steve Wynn's purchase of the Desert Inn Resorts & Casino in 2000. The company went public in 2002 in the largest initial capitalization of a gaming entertainment company. Wynn Resorts' efforts have been devoted mainly to the design, development, financing and construction of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau but also to identifying growth opportunities such as the marketing alliance with Societe des Bains de Mer (which has a monopoly for gaming and hospitality in Monte Carlo, in the principality of Monaco) which we entered into in June 2002. The total capitalization of Wynn Resorts, Limited is in excess of $2.3 billion.
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