| Parsippany,
NJ � December 2005 � Cendant Hotel Group has announced the appointments
of April R. Urbine as vice president of national sales and Jeff Smith as
vice president of operations for Wyndham Worldwide.
Urbine,
who will lead the hotel chain�s group sales efforts, had served Wyndham
International since 1987 in a variety of sales capacities, most recently
as regional director of national sales based in Irving, Texas, managing
a national sales team of 32 professionals responsible for soliciting group
and meeting business for the entire Wyndham® portfolio.
She
earned her bachelor�s degree in hospitality management from East Stroudsburg
University, East Stroudsburg, Pa., and will be based in Dallas.
Smith
will be responsible for owner relations, managing the field-based directors
of business development and providing operational support to all Wyndham
hotels. He previously served Omni Hotels in several operations and franchise
support roles, most recently as vice president of operations.
From
1990 to 1999 he worked at the property level for several hotels including
the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.; the Omni Houston Hotel;
the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving, Texas; and the Radisson Hotel Akron
City Centre in Akron, Ohio.
Smith
earned his bachelor�s degree in business administration from Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Mich., and his master�s degree in business administration
from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo. He will relocate to Parsippany.
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Peter
Strebel, Wyndham Worldwide president, said Urbine and Smith are veteran
hoteliers who will help improve the financial performance of Wyndham hotels.
�While April will concentrate her efforts on driving business to the Wyndham
system, Jeff will focus on improving the brand�s standards and positioning
it as a strong competitor in the upscale market,� Strebel said.
New
York City-based Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) provides travel and residential
real estate services to businesses and consumers in more than 100 countries.
Cendant Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, N.J., is one of the world�s largest
lodging companies with 6,441 hotels representing 540,578 rooms on five
continents under the Wyndham®, Super 8®, Days Inn®,
Ramada®, Travelodge®, Howard Johnson®,
Knights Inn®, Wingate Inn® and AmeriHost Inn®
brands. All hotels are individually owned and operated under franchise
agreements with Cendant subsidiaries. Visit Cendant Corporation at www.cendant.com.
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Contact:
Jennifer
Zimmerman
Communications
Manager
Cendant
Hotel Group
(973)
496-0750
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