THE Wyndham Hotel Group International has announced plans to expand its Chinese operation with an agreement to manage a 337-room, 15-story luxury hotel in Shanghai.
The Wyndham Baolian Hotel, scheduled to open in April 2010, is being developed by Shanghai Baolian Real Estate Company Ltd in the city’s Baoshan district.
Weijie Zhu, principal owner and president of Shanghai Baolian Real Estate Company, signed a 10-year agreement with Wyndham Hotel Group International to manage the property.
The hotel features four full-service restaurants, two bars, lobby lounge, nightclub, Wyndham Blue Harmony spa and fitness centre, swimming pool, business centre and 1,650 sq m of meeting space including a 1,000-sq-m ballroom, boardroom and additional function rooms.
The Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand recently made its debut in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a newly-constructed, 609-room luxury hotel in Xiamen, Fujian province. The Wyndham Xiamen Hotel also will be managed by Wyndham Hotel Group International.
The Group is the largest US-based hotel franchising company in China today with 138 hotels open and under development under the Ramada, Days Inn, Howard Johnson and Super 8 brand names.
Steven Rudnitsky, Wyndham Hotel Group president and chief executive officer said the development of the Wyndham brand in China fulfills a key corporate objective to grow the brand in Asia.
“Our Shanghai project is a testament to the strength of the Wyndham brand and our management expertise,” he said. “We anticipate strong growth of the Wyndham brand in key gateway cities.”