For Immediate Release

 

Contact:           Tori Walsh/Bonnie Cameron                             Chris Daly 

                        Hampton Brand Communications                      Daly Gray Public Relations

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HAMPTON OPENS 13 NEW HOTELS IN

DECEMBER 2005 AND JANUARY 2006

Including four new hotel�s in Florida

 

MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 13, 2006�Hampton, the national brand of more than 1,300 mid-priced Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, has opened 13 new properties representing 1,028 new rooms in December 2005 and January 2006.  The 13 new openings, all franchised and newly constructed hotels, include seven Hampton Inn hotels and six Hampton Inn & Suites.  In addition to the new openings, Hampton also broke ground on 17 new hotels in the past two months. 

�We are thrilled with the opening of four new Hampton Inn & Suites properties in Florida,� said Phil Cordell, senior vice-president, Hampton Brand Management.   �With these new openings our brand has reached a total number of 108 hotels in the state; reaffirming Florida as the state with the largest number of Hampton hotels.�

The next step for Hampton is the introduction of their new bedding package, featuring a crisp, white duvet cover, enveloping a plush comforter with 200 thread count white sheets and the guest�s choice of down or foam jumbo size pillows.  The new bedding package will be available in all hotels by year end 2006. 

13 new Hampton Hotels opened in December and January:

Hampton Inn Hotels

Open Date

Number of Rooms

Grand Island, Neb.

1/27/06

68

Corpus Christi/Padre Island, Texas

1/16/06

60

Maysville, Ky.

1/14/06

62

Jacksonville, Ill.

1/5/06

65

Arkadelphia, Ark.

12/30/05

58

Detroit/Novi @ 14 Mile Road, Mich.

12/29/05

82

Bennington, Vt.

12/29/05

80

Hampton Inn & Suites Hotels

Open Date

Number of Rooms

Clermont, Fla.

1/31/06

87

Richmond-Virginia Center, Va.

1/27/06

72

Wellington, Fla.

12/30/05

122

Largo, Fla.

12/20/05

92

Brownsville, Texas

12/7/05

98

Lady Lake/The Villages, Fla.

12/2/05

82

TOTAL:    13 Hotels

 

1,028 rooms

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The Hampton brand also announced that it has recently broken ground on 17 new hotels, adding 1,704 rooms to the system.

Hampton Hotels that broke ground in December 2005 and January 2006:

Hampton Inn Hotels

Number of Rooms

Chicago Theatre District, Ill.

135

Keokuk, Iowa

63

Santa Rosa, N.M.

64

Statesville, N.C.

80

Winter Haven, Fla.

54

Dubuque, Iowa

97

Baltimore/Camden Yards, Md.

126

Rutland, Vt.

88

Hampton Inn & Suites Hotels

Number of Rooms

Birmingham-Riverchase/Galleria, Ala.

102

Ft. Myers/Estero, Fla.

94

Las Cruces, N.M.

73

Moline/Quad City

International Airport, Ill.

98

Nashville-Downtown, Tenn.

154

Richmond, Ind.

90

Milwaukee Downtown, Wis.

138

Gainesville, Texas

75

Greenville, Texas

75

TOTAL:   17 Hotels

1,606 Rooms

 

The Hampton brand is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation, recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company.  Hilton Hotels Corporation develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,300 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 Club and Homewood Suites by Hilton. 

 

Note:   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.  The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry, relationships with clients and property owners; the impact of government regulations; and the availability of capital to finance growth, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.

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