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Wyndham Hotel Group Kicks Off Mobile Platform Strategy for 10 Brands

Jun 12, 2009 Tips & Tricks

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (June 12, 2009) – Travelers now have access to an easier and faster way to reach Wyndham Hotel Group hotels through 10 newly created branded mobile Web sites.

Developed to address growing consumer demand for mobile commerce, and to offer a more complete travel resource to customers, Wyndham Hotel Group’s new mobile Web sites provide users with nearly all of the same content and functionality as each brand’s PC Web site and have been optimized for use on more than 5,000 types of devices, including the Apple iPhone® and the Blackberry® CurveTM . Wyndham Hotel Group customers may now easily download maps and turn-by-turn directions, view property photos, and research hotel amenities and brand promotions via a handheld device at their convenience.

“Wyndham Hotel Group recognizes that the consumer desires a multi-dimensional booking experience and it is our goal to meet that need by providing travelers with easy mobile assess to our hotel’s Web sites,” said Scott Lunsford, Wyndham Hotel Group vice president of eProducts and Internet Solutions. “We now offer our customers a mobile interface that is not only full featured and intuitive, but is also accessible on a wide array of devices.”

Searching for the nearest location and making or modifying reservations directly from a cellular phone or handheld computer is now possible through these hotel brand specific mobile sites, representing nearly 7,000 hotels worldwide: Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Hawthorn Suites®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®.

Access to the sites is available through established brand Web addresses, such as www.daysinn.com and www.super8.com, which, when entered into a mobile phone’s Internet browser, detect the type of phone being used and adapt to provide the user with the best possible experience.

Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), encompasses approximately 7,000 hotels and 588,500 rooms in 66 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Wingate by Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites, Microtel Inn & Suites, Hawthorn Suites, Howard Johnson, Travelodge and Knights Inn.

All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and international Ramada hotels which are managed by our affiliate or through a joint venture partner. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com.

Tags: hotels, Mobile

Save 25% at Handango on Blackberry Apps!

Jun 12, 2009 Apps, Deals, Games

This email came in this morning, apparently Handango is having a super sale on apps, games and more through midnight tonight. Thats right, for purchase $25 or more, if you use the code SAVEMAIL you’ll get 25% off your purchase. That’s pretty good isn’t it?

Now you can get that copy of Harry Potter, Mastering Magic You’ve always wanted.

Tags: Deals, Handango, Harry Potter, Magic

FREE Blackberry CURVE (83xx and 89xx) Thru Sunday!!

Jun 12, 2009 Deals, Devices

HOLY KAW!! Thats right, through Sunday night at midnight you can get ANY CURVE (including the HOT NEW 8900) FREE with a new two year activation from Wirefly. This deal is supposed to start tonight at midnight and run thru Sunday, however, BlackberryHack readers can get in on the deal starting now!! How cool is that? Wirefly: 48 Hours Only – Every BlackBerry Curve Smartphone is Free + Free FedEx Shipping. All Carriers. All Colors. Ends June 14 at midnight. Save up to $350 now!

The Blackberry Curve has become one of the BEST SELLING devices by RIM in a while, and the 8900 model makes it even better with Built In WiFi, GPS, 3.2mp camera and more. Not to mention the fact that its one of the hottest enterprise devices around. We have two 8310′s in our house and we absolutely love them!! If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Curve, there’s no better time then today and with Fathers Day around the corner, you can get your dad one of the hottest new phones free for fathers day. What could be better??

Tags: 8300, 8900, Blackberry, Curve, Free, Wirefly

5.0.0.100 for the 8900 and 9000 in teh wild!

Jun 11, 2009 Berry, Firmware

Few things make us happier in life then spreading the word about beta leaks in the wild. Take for example, this little gem called 5.0.0.100 and the fact that its now out for the 8900 and 9000. Please note, these releases are extreamly beta and many (if not all) of your apps MAY NOT WORK on this build (but that may soon change!)