Wyndham Worldwide Earns Top 25 Honor in "Top 100 Companies for Working Families"

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2013) - Wyndham Worldwide, (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, has been recognized by the Orlando Sentinel as one of its "Top 100 Companies for Working Families" for the 10th year, placing 17th overall. Honored at an annual luncheon in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 2, Wyndham Worldwide ranked highest among hospitality companies to receive Top 25 honors.

The annual award recognizes Central Florida employers who demonstrate their commitment to delivering family-friendly benefits and developing new and creative ways to put families first. The Orlando Sentinel seeks to highlight companies that help their employees achieve an optimal work/life balance through comprehensive and creative benefits packages. The company is evaluated on benefits that are provided to employees in the following categories: core benefits; family related benefits; work environment; communication; training and planning; and supporting documents.

"We are extremely proud to be honored among the best Central Florida employers with this Top 25 distinction -- an outstanding tribute and demonstration of our commitment to creating a rewarding work environment for our employees," says Mary Falvey, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Wyndham Worldwide. "We take great pride in helping our employees achieve greater balance and fulfillment in their lives, and our benefits, training and development programs are a true reflection of that philosophy."

Wyndham Worldwide associates enjoy a wide variety of family-friendly company benefits, including a comprehensive benefits package, adoption cost reimbursement, education tuition assistance, company-paid life and disability insurance, domestic partner benefits, paid holidays and vacations, stock options and 401(k) program. The Company also offers its "Be Well" program, which takes a holistic approach to associate health and wellness, addressing physical, emotional, and financial wellness, through a comprehensive offering of benefits and special initiatives and resources, with many services available at a low or no additional cost to the associate.

Wyndham Worldwide employs more than 5,000 associates at hotel, resort and office locations throughout the state of Florida, with Wyndham Vacation Ownership, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies, headquartered in Orlando.

About Wyndham Worldwide
One of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of hospitality products and services through its global portfolio of world-renowned brands. The world's largest hotel company based on the number of properties, Wyndham Hotel Group is home to many of the world's best-known hotel brands, with over 7,410 franchised hotels and over 635,100 hotel rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the world's largest professionally managed vacation rentals business, providing more than 5 million leisure-bound families annually with access to over 106,000 vacation properties in 100 countries through its prominent exchange and vacation rental brands. The industry and timeshare ownership market leader, Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of 190 vacation ownership resorts serving approximately 915,000 owners throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide employs approximately 32,500 associates globally. For more information, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com.