Exhibit 12
 
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
          Year Ended December 31,        
    2010     2009 (a)     2008 (a)     2007 (a)     2006 (a)  
 
Earnings available to cover fixed charges:
                                       
Income/(loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
  $ 563     $ 493     $ (887 )   $ 655     $ 542  
Less: Income/(loss) from equity investees
    1       1       4       (1 )      
                                         
      562       492       (891 )     656       542  
Plus: Fixed charges
    305       290       263       232       175  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    9       12       22       18       8  
Less: Capitalized interest
    7       12       21       23       16  
                                         
Earnings available to cover fixed charges
  $ 869     $ 782     $ (627 )   $ 883     $ 709  
                                         
Fixed charges (b):
                                       
Interest
  $ 272     $ 253     $ 211     $ 183     $ 137  
Capitalized interest
    7       12       21       23       16  
Interest portion of rental payments
    26       25       31       26       22  
                                         
Total fixed charges
  $ 305     $ 290     $ 263     $ 232     $ 175  
                                         
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.85x       2.70x        (c)     3.81x       4.05x  
                                         
 
(a) Ratio computation has been amended to (i) exclude income from equity investees from the determination of earnings available to cover fixed charges and (ii) include capitalized interest within total fixed charges. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2007 and 2006, ratio was previously reported as 2.78x, 4.11x and 4.36x, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company previously reported that it was deficient to cover fixed charges by $884 million.
(b) Consists of interest expense on all indebtedness (including costs related to the early extinguishment of debt and the amortization of deferred financing costs), capitalized interest and the portion of operating lease rental expense that is representative of the interest factor.
(c) The Company was deficient to cover fixed charges by $890 million.