BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - May 16, 2005 -- The Hilton Hotels & Resorts(R),
Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites and Clubs(R) and Embassy Suites
Hotels(R) brands recognized the top development champions of 2004 during
the Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit, held May
3-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Hotel development awards across the three
brands were presented in four distinct categories: Best Conversion, Deal
of the Year, Outstanding Achievement and Developer of the Year.
"As the Official Hotel Sponsor of the United States Olympic Team, the
Hilton Family is honored to recognize outstanding achievement and celebrate
the spirit of competition," said Tom Keltner, president - brand performance
and development group, Hilton Hotels Corporation. "Just as our Olympic
athletes strive to be higher, faster and stronger, our 2004 development
award winners demonstrate that true spirit of competition in the quality
of hotels they develop and their commitment to our communities and industry.
Together with our hotel developers and combined with our turnkey programs
that give them the tools to achieve success, we will perpetuate the Hilton
Family momentum of having the largest development pipeline within the industry."
Best Conversion Winners
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Hilton - Kenny Gibson, Westmont Hospitality, Hilton Whistler Resort, British
Columbia, Canada and the Hilton Suites Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada
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Doubletree - Douglas Dreher and Lara Latture, The Hotel Group, Doubletree
Norwalk, Conn.
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Embassy Suites Hotels - Pritesh Patel and Mitesh Raichada, Synergy Property
Management, Embassy Suites Hotel Lubbock, Texas
Deal of the Year Winners
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Hilton - Warren Q. Fields, Pyramid Advisors, LLC, Hilton Daytona
Beach Oceanfront Resort, Fla.
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Doubletree - Bill Hunt, The Elmhurst Group, Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh
City Center, Pa.
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Embassy Suites Hotels - Ronnie Lam, Kam Sang Company, Embassy Suites Hotel
Glendale, Calif.
Outstanding Achievement Winners
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Hilton - Len Wolman, Waterford Group LLC, Hilton Hartford, Conn.
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Doubletree - Susan Griffin, MFB Realty, Doubletree Ocean Pointe Resort
and Spa, Miami Beach
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Embassy Suites Hotels - Mitesh Shah, Noble Investment Group, Embassy Suites
Hotel Winston-Salem, N.C.
Developer Of The Year Winners
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Hilton - Lawrence Lui, Stanford Hotels Corporation, Hilton Washington Dulles
International Airport; Hilton Santa Clara, Calif.; Hilton Suites Boca Raton,
Fla.
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Doubletree - Amrit Patel, Shirish Patel and Bill O'Connell, Orangewood
LLC, Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center, Calif.
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Embassy Suites Hotels - John Q. Hammons, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts,
Embassy Suites Hotels in: Hampton, Va.; Huntsville, Ala.; Dallas-Frisco,
Texas; Albuquerque, N.M.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Concord, N.C.
"We are delighted to present our full-service hotel development awards
as a way to recognize owner commitment to maintaining and building top-quality
hotels for our Hilton Family of Hotels," said Bill Fortier, senior vice
president - franchise development, Hilton Hotels Corporation. "The development
business is not easy. These winners have gone beyond the brand standards
and have or will soon have hotels that our guests will be proud to call
home when traveling. These awards are a means to express appreciation for
the owners' brand loyalty and overall dedication to excellence, from the
design stage to post-opening."
The Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit offered
opportunities for hotel owners and corporate team members to learn, network
and build relationships through general sessions, brand-specific meetings,
workshops and award presentations.
Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent
hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises
more than 2,200 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties.
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