MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept 4, 2003 � Hampton, the national brand of more than 1,200 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it opened seven Hampton hotels in August 2003, representing 693 new rooms. August saw the opening of the first Hampton hotel in Manhattan, New York: the Hampton Inn Chelsea, as well as its fourth international property this year with the opening of a new hotel in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.  The seven total openings include three Hampton Inn hotels and four Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, bringing the brand�s total number of hotels in the Hampton system to 1,245. �With the opening our newest property in

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Hampton Hotels opening August 2003:
 

�The Hampton brand continues to have steady growth in its development pipeline,� said Cordell.  �We also saw the groundbreaking of eight new hotels in the past month.� 

Hampton Hotels breaking ground in August 2003:
 

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 2,100 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties.  Its portfolio includes many of the world�s best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton®, Conrad?, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations Company® and Homewood Suites by Hilton®. 

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