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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reports developments in hotel franchising, brand expansion, loyalty, booking technology, and operating performance. Company news commonly covers its economy and midscale hotel system, Wyndham Rewards, RevPAR trends, development pipeline activity, and growth initiatives across brands such as Dolce by Wyndham and ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham.
Updates also include franchisee-focused technology, including AI-enabled discovery and booking tools, as well as property openings, partnerships that extend loyalty redemption options, and financial results tied to system size, pipeline composition, leverage, and comparable operating performance.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2026.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) reported that USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards ranked ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham as the #1 extended stay hotel brand in the U.S., with Hawthorn Extended Stay by Wyndham and WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham earning the #2 and #3 positions.
According to Wyndham, this makes it the only major hotel company with top-ranked extended stay brands across economy, midscale and upscale segments. ECHO, launched in 2024, now has more than 20 hotels open, over 300 contracts awarded and a prototype with approximately 79% revenue-generating square footage. Hawthorn operates more than 100 hotels globally and reports a 135% RevPAR Index versus midscale competitors, while WaterWalk’s 11 U.S. hotels achieved a 103.2 Occupancy Index year to date through June 2026, up 5.4% year over year. Wyndham highlights more than $450 million invested in technology over eight years, including AI-powered tools, to support franchisees.
Wyndham Rewards (NYSE: WH), the loyalty program of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts with more than 126 million members, was voted the No. 1 Hotel Loyalty Program in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for the ninth consecutive year. Readers also named the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card the No. 1 Travel & Hotel Credit Card for the eighth straight year, following a recent refresh of the co-branded card portfolio with Barclays.
According to Wyndham Rewards, the program emphasizes simple, fixed-point redemptions with no dynamic pricing, minimum 1,000 points per qualified stay and free nights starting at 7,500 points, scheduled to drop to 5,000 points next month. The updated card lineup includes the new Earner® Premier Card, which offers a 25% discount on free night redemptions, more than $400 in estimated annual value and points that never expire, alongside benefits like automatic elite status, travel savings and enhanced earning through offerings such as Wyndham Rewards Insider and Wyndham Rewards Experiences.
Wyndham (NYSE:WH), via its Wyndham Rewards loyalty program, is highlighting its 20-year partnership with the PGA TOUR at the 87th Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club, Aug. 6–9, 2026. The event features fan activations such as Club Wyndham Beach, The Sandbar, the Wyndham Rewards Earner Card Lounge, Margaritaville-themed areas, and daily sweepstakes awarding one fan one million Wyndham Rewards points, for a total of four million points available.
Through its Wyndham Championship Fore! Good platform, Wyndham Rewards is donating $200,000 to First Tee – Triad and $100,000 to four backpack charities, with additional point donations tied to a potential hole-in-one on the 16th hole. Teachers, first responders, and military members can attend for free with registration, while Wyndham Rewards Earner Cardmembers receive discounts, free parking, and lounge access.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH), through its Wyndham Rewards loyalty program, is celebrating Route 66’s 100th anniversary with a limited-edition “Flavors of the Open Road” candy collection. According to Wyndham, only 100 boxes will be sold for $19.26 plus tax with shipping included, starting August 20 at 10 a.m. ET via WyndhamRewards.com/Route66.
Each keepsake box includes six 2.5-ounce destination-inspired candies—such as Deep-Dish Pizza (Chicago) and Smoked Brisket (Amarillo)—and 30,000 Wyndham Rewards points, described as enough for up to two or more nights at participating Hotel by Wyndham brands along Route 66.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $102 million, up 17% year-over-year, on net revenues of $375 million, down 6% mainly due to the absence of 2025 conference pass-through revenues and lower other franchise fees and deferred Revo fees.
Adjusted EBITDA rose 9% to $212 million (3% growth on a comparable basis). Diluted EPS increased 20% to $1.36, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 11% to $1.48 (about 3% higher on a comparable basis). U.S. RevPAR grew 2% year-over-year, though global RevPAR declined 1% in constant currency as a 6% international drop offset U.S. gains.
Global system size excluding insolvent franchisee Revo grew 4% year-over-year, and the development pipeline excluding Revo reached a record ~261,000 rooms across 2,200+ hotels, with about 69% in midscale and above. The company generated $91 million of operating cash flow, $105 million of free cash flow, and returned $86 million to shareholders via repurchases and dividends.
Wyndham raised its full-year 2026 outlook, guiding to $735–$745 million of adjusted EBITDA, $355–$365 million of adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.71–$4.83, while maintaining room growth guidance of 4.0%–4.5% and RevPAR growth of 0.0%–1.0% on a constant currency basis.
Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) reported Q2 2026 net revenue of $1.06 billion and net income of $109 million (diluted EPS $1.72). Adjusted EBITDA was $269 million and adjusted diluted EPS $1.88, up 8% and 14% year over year, respectively. Gross VOI sales reached $693 million, up 6%, with VPG of $3,318, a 2% increase.
Vacation Ownership revenue rose 6% to $907 million and segment Adjusted EBITDA grew 13% to $247 million, while Travel and Membership revenue declined 5% to $157 million and Adjusted EBITDA fell 11% to $49 million. The company issued $900 million of 6.25% senior secured notes to refinance 6.625% notes and reduce revolver borrowings, ending the quarter with $3.7 billion of corporate debt and covenant leverage below 3.2x.
For the first half of 2026, net cash from operations was $258 million versus $353 million a year earlier, with adjusted free cash flow of $95 million. Travel + Leisure returned $125 million to shareholders in Q2 via $88 million of share repurchases (1.2 million shares at $69.50) and $37 million in dividends ($0.60 per share). A resort optimization initiative triggered $6 million of Q2 inventory write-downs and is expected by the company to benefit 2026 Adjusted EBITDA. Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $1.065–$1.085 billion, with gross VOI sales of $2.60–$2.675 billion and VPG of $3,325–$3,375.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) will release its second quarter 2026 earnings on July 22, 2026 at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET.
A conference call and live webcast hosted by senior management will follow on July 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET for investors and analysts.
Wyndham (NYSE:WH) and Barclays launched a revamped Wyndham Rewards credit card suite, adding the new Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier Card and enhancing consumer and business cards.
The four-card lineup offers up to 8X points on Hotels by Wyndham, richer status perks, statement credits, discounted award nights and, on the Premier Card, complimentary Insider membership and points that never expire.
Wyndham Rewards (NYSE:WH) and Applebee’s launched an in-stay partnership offering free Applebee’s To Go delivery to Wyndham Rewards members who order $15 or more via the Wyndham mobile app while staying at a participating Hotel by Wyndham.
Members earn 10 Wyndham Rewards points per dollar on qualifying orders, and new Club Applebee’s members receive a one-time 2,500-point bonus on their first qualifying To Go order. The offer applies at participating U.S. Applebee’s near Hotels by Wyndham, which span over 8,300 hotels and 25 brands and are served by more than 1,100 nearby Applebee’s locations.