CENDANT TO ACQUIRE THE WYNDHAM BRAND AND FRANCHISE SYSTEM New York,…

CENDANT TO ACQUIRE THE WYNDHAM BRAND AND FRANCHISE SYSTEM

New York, NY 09-14-2005 -- Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD) today announced that it
would enter the upscale lodging sector by acquiring the Wyndham hotel brand and
franchise system, relating to more than 100 full-service lodging properties in major U.S.,
Mexican and Caribbean markets, for $100 million in cash.

Cendant will acquire franchise agreements for 82 hotels and management contracts for
29 hotels from Wyndham International Inc., an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. The
acquisition also includes the worldwide rights to the Wyndham brand for timeshare
development and sales. Cendant is not acquiring any properties as part of this
transaction.

"We have long sought to add an upscale hospitality brand to our portfolio, and our
patience has been rewarded," said Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and chief executive
officer of Cendant's Travel Content Division. "We intend to build upon Wyndham's
existing franchising and property management capabilities. We also expect to pursue
cross-selling opportunities and to explore property development, branding and marketing
synergies with our vacation ownership and other travel businesses."

Steven A. Rudnitsky, Cendant Hotel Group chairman and chief executive officer, stated:
"As one of the world's largest hotel companies, we intend to leverage Cendant's scale to
build on Wyndham's brand equity, further strengthen the existing base of properties and
grow the brand both domestically and internationally in the upscale lodging sector.

Rudnitsky emphasized that Cendant is committed to safeguarding and enhancing the
Wyndham brand's integrity, bolstering the support provided to the existing base of
owners and operators, and addressing their specific property management needs. "We
will create distinct Wyndham management and brand organizations, reporting directly to
me," Rudnitsky added. "These groups will ensure that Wyndham hotels receive maximum
benefit from Cendant Hotel Group's comprehensive distribution platform and information
technology capabilities."

As a result of acquiring the Wyndham management contracts, Cendant Hotel Group will
transition from a pure franchisor into a diversified management and franchise company
for the first time in its 15-year history.

Franz Hanning, president and chief executive officer of Cendant Timeshare Resort Group -
- the world's largest owner and operator of vacation ownership companies -- said: "The
association with a nationally recognized upscale hotel brand represents a potentially
powerful competitive advantage and opportunity to enhance our position as the industry
sales leader by further expansion into the high-end sector of the timeshare business."

The transaction, which is expected to be modestly accretive to Cendant's earnings per
share and free cash flow in 2005, is scheduled to close next month, subject to
satisfaction of customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals. New York
City-based Cendant Corporation provides travel and residential real estate services to
businesses and consumers in more than 100 countries.

Statements about future results made in this release constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on current expectations and the current economic
environment. Cendant cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Important assumptions and other important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements are specified in Cendant's Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005.