{"id":1638,"date":"2012-10-06T10:47:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T10:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.franchisemart.in\/franchise\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2012-10-06T10:47:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T10:47:53","slug":"wyndham-hotel-group-to-launch-howard-johnson-in-india-plans-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisemart.in\/franchise\/wyndham-hotel-group-to-launch-howard-johnson-in-india-plans-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyndham Hotel Group to launch Howard Johnson in India, plans for more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUS-based Wyndham Hotel Group is ready to launch its mid-market brand Howard Johnson in India with real estate player Unique Global Group under a franchisee agreement.<\/p>\n

Currently, Wyndham is running 16 hotels under brands such as Ramada, Wyndham, Days Inn and Ramada Plaza, under franchisee agreements in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia is a key market for us and we have nearly doubled our presence in the past two years. With this franchisee agreement with Unique Group, we will have 35 hotels under brand Howard Johnson in the secondary cities in the next five years where we don\u2019t have a presence as of now,\u201d said Frank Tempert, Managing Director Asia Pacific Wyndham Hotel Group.<\/p>\n

The company has a development pipeline of 22 hotels, out of which seven will be the Howard Johnsons that will open in first phase.
\n\u201cWe have identified locations in Mumbai, Tirupati, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar, among others to open Howard Johnsons,\u201d said Raj Kumar Rai, Chairman and MD, Unique Group.<\/p>\n

The pricing of the hotel rooms will be in the range of $80-120 a night and will be targeted at the young domestic traveller.
\nThe company that has 15 brands is keen to bring more into the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsia is fast growing region for us. We see a lot of potential for other brands such as Hawthorne as well as Trype and are exploring opportunities for them,\u201d said Tempert.<\/p>\n