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M/S Saryu Ratna Hotel & Resort, a hotel development company based out of Lucknow, today declare the signing of a franchise agreement with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for a new hotel development at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh – India under the midscale lifestyle & trendy Ramada Encore by Wyndham brand. Ayodhya is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the headquarter of Ayodhya District. Ayodhya is an ancient city of India, is the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram and setting of the great epic Ramayana. Owing to the belief as the birthplace of Bhagwan Shri Ram, Ayodhya (Awadhpuri) has been regarded as first one of the seven most important pilgrimage sites for Hindus. With the scheduled opening of new Ram Mandir (temple) in January 2024, it is expected that the number of pilgrims visiting Ayodhya will multiply many folds in the coming years. Located on the main Ayodhya Faizabad Highway, Ramada Encore by Wyndham Ayodhya Takpura will be just 4 km from the Ram Mandir and will enjoy great visibility and accessibility. Expected to open in 2026, the hotel will have a modern design and feature 62 contemporary rooms and a host of amenities, including a lobby lounge, an all-day dining restaurant and bar, health club, spa, a roof top swimming pool, as well as larger banquet hall, meeting rooms and a business center. Mr. Mukesh Jaiswal, Partner, Saryu Ratna Hotel & Resort Said, “Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the largest hotel franchise company in the world, and we are extremely happy to partner with them to introduce Ramada Encore by Wyndham in holy city of Ayodhya. We will add …

Global hospitality major Wyndham Hotel Group is looking to add 40 new hotels in India by 2020 as part of its expansion plans in the country. The company currently has 35 operational hotels with 3,258 rooms under the Ramada, Ramada Encore, Howard Johnson and Days brands in India. “We aim to have 75 operational hotels in India by 2020 and plan to further expand our footprint in other high potential countries in the region by exploring new opportunities,” Deepika Arora, Eurasia Regional Vice President, Wyndham Hotel Group. Emphasising that India is a key market for the Group, she said the company is also planning to introduce some new brands in the coming years such as Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, Wyndham Grand and Wyndham in India. Wyndham Grand is scheduled to open in Bengaluru in 2020. Elaborating on the growth strategy, Arora said, “In India, as part of our development strategy, we look to provide global connectivity and brand recognition with further expansion into secondary and tertiary cities as well as leisure destinations.” The company’s upcoming openings will add leisure locations like Kasauli and Lonavala, pilgrim destinations like Tirupati and Dwarka in Gujarat and business locations like Ghaziabad, Trivandrum, Bhubaneswar among others, she added. Wyndham Hotel Group has two global business models but it primarily follows franchise models for its hotel brands although in many markets, the company also operates properties under management contract. In India, the company has largely grown through the franchise model, she added. “The franchise model has worked well for us and within a short time frame, we grew in India from eight hotels in 2010 to 35 operational hotels to date in 2018,” Arora said. When …

Wyndham Hotel Group has announced the addition of three new hotels under the Ramada and Ramada Encore brands to its India portfolio. In order to expand the brand across Eurasia, the recent additions at Kumbhalgarh (Rajasthan), Jalandhar (Punjab) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) further strengthen Wyndham Hotel Group’s presence in the northern belt of the country. Wyndham Hotel Group now has 28 operational hotels in India and 36 hotels in the Eurasia region. “India is an integral part of Wyndham Hotel Group’s global growth strategy. The addition of these three hotels will broaden our footprint not only in the country but also in the region. Having enabled greater visibility of the Ramada brand to India’s growing foreign and domestic travellers, we hope to drive additional brand familiarity and increased loyalty this year,” said Deepika Arora, Regional Vice President, Eurasia, Wyndham Hotel Group. Ramada Resort Kumbhalgarh (Rajasthan) opened on December 22, 2016, while Ramada Encore Jalandhar (Punjab) opened on December 23, 2016. The company also opened Ramada Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) on December 26, 2016