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| MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 9, 2002�Hampton®, the
national brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites®
hotels, today announced that it opened six Hampton hotels during March
of 2002, including one international property in Mexico and one conversion
hotel in Utah. The six hotels add 518 new rooms, bringing the brand�s
systemwide total to 119,483 rooms. The new openings, all of which
are franchised properties, comprise four Hampton Inn hotels and two Hampton
Inn & Suites hotels.
�Hampton continues to make headway into the Western United States and abroad,� said Phil Cordell, senior vice-president, brand management, Hampton. �The brand opened its fifth hotel in Mexico in the Saltillo-Airport Area, and experienced additional penetration into Utah and Wyoming markets. Additionally, we continue to find significant opportunities within existing markets in response to community expansion, creating new demand generators.� The following chart details the newly opened Hampton
Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels opened in March of 2002:
Total Number of Rooms Added in March, 2002: 518 The Hampton brand is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation, recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,000 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. This press release contains �forward-looking statements� within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning business strategies and their intended results, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. |
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Melissa O�Brien Hampton Brand Communications (901) 374-6462 |
| Also See | Hampton Opens 11 Hotels During January and February 2002 / March 2002 |
| Fourteen Camino Real Hotels in Mexico and Texas Join the Hilton® Family of Brands / Jan 2001 |