Wyndham Opens Ramada Resort in Phillip Island
GOLD COAST, QLD (June 5, 2012) - Wyndham
Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific, a division of world leading
hospitality company Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), today
announced the addition of the Ramada Resort Phillip Island
property to its expanding portfolio of resorts in the South
Pacific.
The agreement for the property, formerly known as All
Seasons Phillip Island Resort, is for management rights of
a selection of villas providing a combination of studio,
two and three bedroom self-contained holiday apartments
which will serve as a mixed-use property. In addition to
the franchise agreement with Wyndham Hotel Group, the
world's largest hotel company with approximately 7,200
hotels, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific has also
contracted to acquire a number of rooms and the common
areas in the resort from Moss Capital who today acquired
the freehold land including the common areas and 74 villas.
A selection of villas will transfer into WorldMark South
Pacific Club by Wyndham, for use by its more than 44,000
timeshare owners.
"The re-branding of Ramada Phillip Island is an integral
step in our company's strategic direction to grow our
portfolio in key tourism destinations with properties that
are suitable for both hotel and apartment-style
vacationing," said Barry Robinson, Managing Director of
both Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific and Wyndham
Hotel Group in the South Pacific.
"Phillip Island as identified and communicated by the
Victorian Tourism Board, is one key tourism and event
destination in Victoria that appeals to both domestic and
international travellers with over 3.5 million people
visiting the island annually. We immediately recognised
this resort as an ideal holiday destination to complement
our recent Torquay acquisition."
Ramada Phillip Island, located at 2128 Phillip Island Road,
Cowes, Victoria, features 211 free-standing, villas
situated on 65 acres of picturesque countryside. With
excellent onsite facilities including restaurant and bar,
conference rooms, swimming pool, tennis courts, kid's
playground, BBQ areas and numerous walking tracks, Ramada
Phillip Island will appeal to families, conference and
leisure visitors alike.
The resort is less than two hours drive from Melbourne and
centrally located to take full advantage of the variety of
attractions Phillip Island has to offer, from bay and surf
beaches to the Penguin Parade, Phillip Island Grand Prix
Circuit and the bustling seaside town of Cowes.
With this latest acquisition, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia
Pacific continues to expand its portfolio of resorts with
quality facilities in locations that provide a lifetime of
holiday choices for its vacation ownership base of more
than 44,000 owners.
About Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific develops,
markets and sells Vacation Ownership interests in a network
of 23 vacation ownership resorts in the Asia Pacific region
at locations including: Denarau Island, Fiji; Port Douglas,
Cairns, Marcoola Beach, Caloundra and Gold Coast in
Queensland, Australia; Coffs Harbour, Hunter Valley, Port
Macquarie, Port Stephens and Sydney in New South Wales,
Australia; Torquay, Ballarat and Lakes Entrance in
Victoria, Australia; Dunsborough and Perth in Western
Australia; Seven Mile Beach in Tasmania, Australia; and
Rotorua and Wanaka in New Zealand and serves more than
44,000 vacation owners throughout Australia, New Zealand
and Fiji.
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific (a division of
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, part of Wyndham Worldwide) has
its Asia Pacific corporate office on the Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia and employs more than 1300 staff
throughout the South Pacific. www.wyndhamvrap.com
About Wyndham Hotel Group
Wyndham Hotel Group is the world's largest hotel
company with over 7,150 hotels and approximately 609,300
rooms in 65 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham
Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate
by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inn & Suites
by Wyndham®, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham™,
Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® in USA and Knights Inn®.
In addition, the company has license agreements to
franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night®
brands and provide management services globally.
All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding
certain Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels as well as
certain international Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 hotels,
which may be managed by one of the affiliates of Wyndham
Hotel Group. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany,
N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com.
For more information about hotel franchising opportunities
visit www.whgdevelopment.com
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Sue Currie
VP Public Relations & Communications
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific
Wyndham Corporate Centre
7, 1 Corporate Court
Bundall Qld 4217
+61 (07) 5512 8735/0410 424 847
sue.currie@wyn.com
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