Item 8.01. Other Events. On January 6, 2021, Wyndham Destinations, Inc. ("WDI") announced that it has acquired the Travel + Leisure brand and all related assets from Meredith Corporation. The aggregate purchase price was $100 million, comprised of $35 million in cash paid at closing, with trailing payments through June 2024. As part of the transaction, WDI entered into an agreement to license the Travel + Leisure brand back to Meredith Corporation to continue operating and monetizing Travel + Leisure's media platforms.

In connection with this acquisition, WDI will change its name to Travel + Leisure Co. and change its ticker symbol to TNL in mid-February of 2021.

On January 6, 2021, WDI issued a press release announcing the acquisition of Travel + Leisure brand and related assets. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.




Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report:


Exhibit No.                                         Description
99.1                 Press Release, dated January 6, 2021.
104                Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the
                   Inline XBRL document)




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