Wyndham Announces Fourth Year of Partnership With theNational Association of Women Business...

Business Editors

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000

NAWBO Members Receive Significant Hotel Benefits

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced the continuation of the exclusive hotel partnership between Wyndham and the National Association of Women Business

The original program, revealed in 1996 at NAWBO's National Leadership Meeting at the Wyndham Cleveland Hotel at Playhouse Square, includes the following benefits for NAWBO members:

-- Four NAWBO board meetings a year at a Wyndham property.

-- NAWBO'S National Public Policy Days on Capitol Hill, including scholarships
for women entrepreneurs who are first year participants.

-- Research conducted by the National Foundation of Women Business Owners
(NFWBO), the research arm of NAWBO.

Also as part of the partnership, Wyndham underwrites the following:

-- Four NAWBO board meetings a year at a Wyndham property.

-- NAWBO'S National Public Policy Days on Capitol Hill, including scholarships
for women entrepreneurs who are first year participants.

-- Research conducted by the National Foundation of Women Business Owners
(NFWBO), the research arm of NAWBO.

"We sought out a partnership with NAWBO, a top-notch professional organization for women entrepreneurs, to grow Wyndham's 'Women on Their Way' program in an additional, meaningful way," said Ms. Broussard. "We are delighted to offer NAWBO members special rates, and look forward to welcoming many of the group's 10,000 members to our Wyndham properties."

In 1995, Wyndham launched its ongoing "Women on Their Way" program to demonstrate the company's commitment to better serving the needs of women business travelers. The program has included the first national contest honoring frequent women business travelers and the formation of Wyndham's Women Business Travelers Advisory Board. The purpose of this advisory board is to review current Wyndham services and amenities, and suggest improvements that will appeal to women business travelers. A national NAWBO representative also sits on Wyndham's advisory board.

"We are extremely pleased to have Wyndham as a national premier corporate partner, a travel company which is so attuned to the needs of female business travelers," said Whitney Johns Martin, national president of NAWBO. "This program fulfills our membership's need for a partnership with a hotel company of the highest caliber, and is made available to nearly 80 chapters across the country."

NAWBO is the 25-year old, chapter-based, non-profit organization which represents women business owners across the country. According to NFWBO, there are 9.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., representing 38% of all businesses and employing 27.5 million employees. For more information or to become a member of NAWBO, call 1-800-55-NAWBO or WWW.NAWBO.ORG.

The Wyndham brand is owned and managed by Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality and lodging companies. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is an upscale, full-service hotel chain with products located in urban, suburban, and select resort markets and tailored to best serve its core customers, which include business and leisure travelers. For reservations, call a travel planner, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts at 800-WYNDHAM, or visit Wyndham on the Internet at www.wyndham.com or at their Web site for women, www.womenbusinesstravelers.com.