PARSIPPANY, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 10/03/08 -- Now through Jan. 8, 2009, members of Wyndham Hotel Group's Wyndham Rewards® loyalty program will earn double points, airline miles or rail points for each qualified hotel stay as part of the Double Points or Miles promotion.

The offer is good for up to four stays at participating Days Inn®, Ramada®, Super 8®, Howard Johnson®, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Wingate® By Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Travelodge®, Hawthorn Suites®, AmeriHost Inn® and Knights Inn® hotels in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, China, Latin America and the Caribbean.

For the first time, members may also earn rewards at Hawthorn Suites®, the Wyndham Rewards program's newest earning and redemption partner. All Hawthorn Suites hotels feature studio, one-and-two-bedroom suites and offer amenities including a complimentary hot breakfast buffet, daily newspaper, meeting space, pool, spa, exercise facilities, convenience store and guest laundry. The addition of nearly 91 Hawthorn Suites properties expands the Wyndham Rewards program offering, now including all-suite, extended stay accommodations as a travel option.

The points can be redeemed at www.wyndhamrewards.com for hotel stays, with no blackout dates; rewards including airline tickets, resort vacations, name-brand merchandise from the Wyndham Rewards Marketplace; rail points; airline miles including Aeroplan® Miles; or services at many popular restaurants and stores including Target, Avis Rent A Car® and Chili's®.

Current Wyndham Rewards members must register for the promotion online at www.wyndhamrewards.com/double or by calling (866) WYN-RWDS -- (866) 996-7937 toll-free. Nonmembers must join the Wyndham Rewards program, then register for the promotion. Official rules can be found at www.wyndhamrewards.com.

Wyndham Hotel Group's Wyndham Rewards loyalty program, formerly the TripRewards® loyalty program, is the largest in the lodging industry based on the number of participating hotels.

The program's "open earn" structure allows members to accumulate points by staying in participating hotels and purchasing everyday products and services. An online system allows members to check their point balance and redeem for rewards from the convenience of their home, office or any other location with Internet access.

Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), encompasses nearly 7,000 hotels representing approximately 581,000 rooms in 65 countries on six continents under the Wyndham®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns and Suites®, Hawthorn Suites®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge®, Knights Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® brands. All hotels are owned individually and operated independently or by Wyndham Hotel Management. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com.

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