Wyndham Hotels To Offer Allergy-Friendly Rooms And Meeting Spaces

Franchising.com:

N.J-Health-conscious travelers – especially those suffering from allergies and asthma – may breathe easier at Wyndham® hotels thanks to the upscale chain’s new Wyndham ClearAir(sm) initiative to offer allergy-friendly guest accommodations.

While eight Wyndham hotels offer the rooms today, all will be required to convert 10 percent of their room inventory or a minimum of 25 rooms into allergy-friendly environments by the end of 2009. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is the first national upscale lodging chain to mandate allergy-friendly rooms systemwide.

The chain’s move responds to guest concerns over rising consumer health issues and costs associated with allergic reactions. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, allergies and asthma affect one in four Americans.

Following a system designed by New York-based PURE Solutions NA, Wyndham ClearAir rooms undergo a multistep cleaning process designed to remove up to 98 percent of allergens.

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