Wyndham Hotel Group recently announced plans for five new properties to be opened in Thailand, The Phuket News reported. All five will be launched in resort areas with three of the hotels set to be opened in Pattaya and two more planned for Phuket. With these newest projects, the group continues to ramp up its expansion plans in Southeast Asia.
Days Inn Rest Sea Jomtien Beach Pattaya, Days Inn Siam Central Pattaya and Ramada Suites Wong Amat Pattaya will populate the eastern seaboard while Days Inn Patong Beach Phuket and Ramada ChaoFa Phuket are set to open in the south. All of the properties except for Ramada ChaoFa Phuket will be owned by Ratanakorn Asset and managed by KosMopolitan Hospitality, the newspaper added.
The group also announced that they will open additional hotels in Malaysia and Vietnam under the Ramada, Days Inn and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brands as part of the company’s expansion into the region. Wyndham Legend Halong will open in Vietnam while Ramada Resort Lumut is being planned for Malaysia.
Barry Robinson, Wyndham Hotel Group’s president and managing director, South East Asia and Pacific Rim, told the newspaper that the seven new franchise agreements boost the company’s strategic efforts to expand its brands even further across the Asia-Pacific.
“South East Asia is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination with an estimated 100 million visitors annually. With visitor numbers continuing to rise, we have our sights set on growing our presence to meet this demand over the coming years,” Robinson stated. “We know our range of globally recognized brands will offer the utmost in value and services to meet the needs of today’s travellers in South East Asia.”
Wyndham Hotel group has 26 properties in Southeast Asia not including the seven new properties. “These new deals demonstrate our commitment to working with respected hotel developers and management companies in the region. We look forward to building on the strong relationships we have formed with our partners well into the future,” he said.
