Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Wyndham Philadelphia Workers Strike and Demonstrate
Public backlash
In November 2021, more than a dozen workers at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Hotel went on strike and demonstrated outside the hotel. According to the source, the workers were seeking fair raises, improved working conditions, and a safe workload. The event is recorded as a labor action involving Wyndham Philadelphia employees and is noted in connection with the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brand.
Stated objective. The workers said they were asking for fair raises, improved working conditions, and a safe workload.
Source excerpt
They began their protest at approximately 5 a.m.
They are asking for fair raises, improved working conditions, and a safe workload.
2020
Hotel brands sued over alleged human trafficking at Texas properties
Lawsuit filed
Human trafficking victims filed three federal lawsuits in December against hotel brands linked to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Choice Hotels, alleging trafficking at Texas hotels and failures to prevent it. The claims are allegations; the article does not report a court determination.
Source excerpt
In each suit, plaintiffs named as Jane Does accuse the hotel brands of allowing them to be trafficked at hotels where staff members failed to prevent illicit activities against them after observing predatory behavior on the premises.
Human trafficking victims in Houston filed three federal lawsuits in December, claiming they were forced into prostitution inside South Texas hotels linked to the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, dba La Quinta Inn & Suites; Hilton Worldwide Holdings, dba Doubletree by Hilton; and Choice Hotels-Comfort Inn brands.
2012
FTC cybersecurity lawsuit after payment-card breaches
The Federal Trade Commission sued Wyndham after breaches resulted in the theft of payment-card information connected with hundreds of thousands of customers. The action challenged the adequacy of the company's information-security practices and became a significant test of the FTC's consumer-protection authority in cybersecurity matters.