Letter From Our Chairman
A Diversity and Inclusion Message from Stephen P. Holmes
As one of the world's largest hospitality companies across six continents, Wyndham Worldwide embraces diversity in its regular course of business. The people behind our company are as diverse as the broad suite of products and services we offer to leisure and business travelers. Diversity enriches our performance and services, the communities where we live and work, and the lives of our employees and customers.
Respect for others is a core company value that defines our business practices and operating philosophy. We invite every individual regardless of ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation or generation to experience acceptance and the opportunity to contribute at Wyndham Worldwide. We strive to provide opportunity, education, resources, leadership and a voice to every individual we work with so that we can collectively deliver a rewarding, memorable and successful experience.
Here are just a few of the initiatives we're driving:
- A strategy to bring more diversity into the hospitality industry through hotel ownership and developers, and our Group RCI and Wyndham Vacation Ownership development partners.
- A focus on adding diversity to our employee base at all levels of our organization.
- A diversity and inclusion training program for Wyndham Worldwide leadership and online diversity course offerings for all employees globally.
- A re–launch of Wyndham's pioneering Women on Their Way® as an external marketing program to emphasize our position as a leader in providing travel resources for women and an internal program to foster networking, development and affiliation among our employees.
- A global supplier diversity program to increase the company's network of minority vendors and other diversely–owned suppliers.
- Marketing and sales programs directed to all individuals reflective of our commitment to represent and embrace the diversity of our guests at our more than 70,000 locations in 100 countries.
Managing diversity well is a requirement of a global leader in the hospitality industry. In order to be successful we must understand various cultures, motivate and lead multiple generations, provide ethical leadership, and demonstrate integrity and respect in everything we do.
Embracing and valuing the uniqueness of all of our stakeholders is a key factor to achieving our global business strategy. Wyndham Worldwide appreciates that our differences are the distinctions that make us better and wiser in every aspect of our daily lives and business.
This is the commitment we have made at Wyndham Worldwide so that we can continue to be an exceptional travel partner, a successful company and a great place to work.
Regards,
Stephen P. Holmes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
