PARSIPPANY, NJ—Wyndham Hotel Group will partner with Canalta Hotels to develop 20 Ramada hotels over the next 15 years, growing the brand’s Canadian footprint by approximately 25%.
The agreement expands Wyndham Hotel Group’s existing relationship with Canalta, which has already resulted in 39 hotels throughout Western Canada in the last 12 years. The 20 new anticipated hotels will be located throughout Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
“We have been working with the team at Canalta for more than a decade and, together, we’ve made Ramada a familiar place to stay for travelers in Western Canada,” said Chip Ohlsson, Wyndham Hotel Group’s chief development officer. “Relationships like this one, with a company that believes in the power of this vibrant brand, are an incredibly valuable part of our continued growth.”
Wyndham Hotel Group has a pipeline of 46 hotels with more than 4,000 rooms in Canada for 2016 and beyond, gearing up to surpass 550 hotels in the country.