US headquartered Wyndham Hotel Hotel Group (WHG) is introducing its mid-market brand Howard Johnson in India. For this, WHG has signed a franchise agreement with Indian real estate company Unique Global Group. Under the agreement, Unique Global will open 35 hotels in India in the next five years under the Howard Johnson brand. The first Howard Johnson, also known as Hojo, is slated to open in Bangalore in mid 2013. Unique Global plans to have brand’s additional hotels in cities such as Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi/NCR, Lucknow, Tirupathi, Shirdi etc in 2014.
Recently, Unique Global Group has also launched Wyndham’s Ramada Resort and Spa in Udaipur.
WHG, the global hospitality player with 15 brands in its business portfolio already operates 16 hotels that include brands such as Ramada, Wyndham, Days Inn and Ramada Plaza, under franchisee agreements with different partners in India.