ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham
Worldwide, (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality
companies, has been recognized with the "Corporate Ally of the
Year" award at Metropolitan Business Association (MBA) Orlando's 4th Annual Pride in
Business Awards Gala on Saturday, August 22,
2015. Each year, MBA Orlando — Central Florida's LGBT Chamber of Commerce —
celebrates LGBT and allied businesses and community leaders who
promote diversity and business equality and go above and beyond for
the LGBT community.
"Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our Wyndham
Worldwide culture, and it is an honor to receive this award from
MBA Orlando," said Sarah King,
executive vice president of human resources at Wyndham Vacation
Ownership (WVO). "At Wyndham, we fully engage our diverse group of
associates and leverage our differences to enhance our business,
creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation. Our
associates are also extremely passionate about giving back to our
local communities — whether it's by fundraising or volunteering
their time — and we are proud to support philanthropic
organizations through community partnerships."
With more than 700 members in Central
Florida, Wyndham Vacation Ownership's associate business
group for associates in the LGBT community and their straight
allies, WYNPride, provides associates with a forum to share their
insight with each other and leadership. In 2014, WYNPride members
held various events benefiting the local community, including
raising money for the AIDS Walk Orlando and volunteering at the
Zebra Coalition®, a network of organizations that
provide services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all
youth (LGBT+) ages 13-24. The Coalition assists young people facing
homelessness, bullying, physical, sexual and drug abuse, and
isolation from their families with individualized programs to guide
them to recovery and stability.
In addition, Wyndham Worldwide has received a perfect
100-percent score three years in a row on the Human Rights
Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and recognized as
one of the "Best Places to Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LBGT) Equality." Wyndham Worldwide was also
recently recognized among the DiversityInc. Top 50 Companies for
Diversity for the third year in a row.
About Wyndham Worldwide
One of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide
(NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of hospitality services and
products 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 approximately 7,700 franchised hotels and over 668,500
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
approximately 110,000 vacation properties in over 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
over 210 vacation ownership resorts serving approximately 901,000
owners throughout the United
States, Canada,
Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in
Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide
employs over 34,000 associates globally.
For more information, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham Vacation
Ownership, a member of Wyndham Worldwide's (NYSE: WYN) family of
companies, is the world's largest vacation ownership business, as
measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts, individual
vacation ownership units and owners of vacation ownership
interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells
vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to
owners through its seven primary consumer brands, CLUB
WYNDHAM®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, CLUB WYNDHAM
ASIA®, WorldMark South
Pacific Club by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club, Margaritaville
Vacation Club® by Wyndham and WYNDHAM CLUB BRASILSM. As of December 31, 2014, we have developed or acquired
more than 200 vacation ownership resorts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the South Pacific that represent
approximately 24,000 individual vacation ownership units and more
than 900,000 owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham
Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is supported by more than
17,000 associates globally.
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