During Wednesday’s trade, Shares of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN), lost -1.02% to $74.85.
Building on a longstanding relationship, Wyndham Hotel Group, declared they have extended their partnership to add the hotel group’s inventory to the TripAdvisor instant booking platform. Starting this fall, travelers shopping for hotels on TripAdvisor can conveniently book Wyndham Hotel Group properties.
“With a shared focus on mobile growth and providing a better way to engage guests who are looking for a fast, convenient way to book their hotel stay, TripAdvisor’s instant booking platform complements our overall distribution strategy,” said Josh Lesnick, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Wyndham Hotel Group. “This additional, cost-effective distribution channel not only puts our 15 iconic brands in front of the right guests, but allows us to create a direct relationship with them before and after their stay.”
The TripAdvisor instant booking platform is now available to all U.S. and U.K. users on desktop and mobile with other international markets to follow.
Hotels available through TripAdvisor’s instant booking platform feature a prominent “Book Here” button, allowing users to easily complete their reservation with any Wyndham Hotel Group property available on TripAdvisor. The transaction and customer care are offered by Wyndham Hotel Group’s best-in-class customer care team.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation provides hospitality services and products to individual consumers and business customers worldwide. It operates three in segments: Lodging, Vacation Exchange, and Rentals, and Vacation Ownership.
Shares of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY), inclined -0.16% to $57.16, during its current trading session.
In celebration of the forthcoming Black History Month, the Royal Bank of Canada is giving more to students by increasing the number of scholarships available through its Black History Month Student Essay Competition. Students can now earn one of 25 scholarships, counting grand prizes of up to $5,000 that will assist give their Someday a head start. The competition gives students an opportunity to learn about the contribution black people have made to Canadian history.
The RBC Black History Month Student Essay Competition asks students entering a Canadian university or college in the 2016/17 academic year to learn about and share their thoughts on how black Canadians have assisted to define Canada’s diverse heritage and identity through their achievements and contributions to the broader society.
“Recognizing the contributions of black Canadians is important to our diverse national heritage.” says Kim Mason, RBC Regional President for Greater Toronto. “This essay competition gives young Canadians not only an opportunity to honour those who have assisted shape Canada, but also the chance to earn a scholarship and assist take the next step toward reaching their Someday as tuition costs continue to rise.”
Royal Bank of Canada, together with its auxiliaries, operates as a diversified financial service company worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Administration, Insurance, Investor & Treasury Services, and Capital Markets.
Finally, Shares of Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), gained 3.49%, and is now trading at $7.70.
Windstream, Carrier Solutions has reorganized its business unit around a vertical sales focus. As part of that move, Mike Shippey, President of Windstream Carrier Solutions, declared the promotion of Joe Scattareggia to Senior Vice President of Sales. Scattareggia will oversee all sales teams within the Carrier organization, which are being realigned to focus on wholesale verticals.
Scattareggia was formerly Vice President of Planned Sales for the Carrier business unit and was responsible for growing Windstream’s business with planned telecom customers.
The organizational realignment is part of Windstream Carrier Solutions’ effort to tailor solutions to meet the specific needs of its carrier customers on an industry-specific level, and also to focus resources around the segments of its business that represent the greatest growth opportunities.
Windstream Holdings, Inc. provides communications and technology solutions in the United States. It offers managed services and cloud computing services to businesses, in addition to broadband, voice, and video services to consumers primarily in rural markets. The companys primary business service offerings comprise integrated voice and data services, multi-site networking, data center services, managed services, high-speed Internet, and voice services.
