Hilton Hotels Corporation Makes $3 Million Commitment to Annual Scholarship Fund

Unveils $200,000 Donation at Hilton Baltimore Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Hilton Hotels Corporation ("Hilton"), presented to CollegeBound
Foundation the first installment of a $3 million 15 year commitment
towards the Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel Scholarship Fund
at the Hilton Baltimore's official opening and ribbon cutting
ceremony. The $200,000 check was presented to launch the program
increasing educational opportunities for students in Baltimore to
pursue a career in the hospitality industry.

"Hilton is pleased to play an integral role in increasing
educational opportunities for the young people of Baltimore City, and
especially Baltimore City public high school graduates who intend to
enroll or are enrolled in a college hotel, hospitality, and/or
restaurant management program," said Ted Ratcliff, Senior Vice
President - Americas Operations - Eastern US, Canada, Caribbean &
Central America. "This aligns with Hilton's Diversity commitment which
encompasses the support and advancement of minority youth."

As the scholarship fund administrator, CollegeBound will award
scholarships to qualified and eligible students in Baltimore City
public high schools with the first priority to the National Academy
Foundation. These students intend to enroll in hotel, hospitality,
and/or restaurant programs at two or four year colleges. The National
Academy Foundation High School is a Baltimore City public high school
located on the Federal Hill campus of Digital Harbor High School. NAF
Baltimore is a high school which integrates three academies to form
one high school: Information Technology, Finance, and Hospitality &
Tourism.

Hilton Baltimore features 883,000 square feet of interior space,
including 757 deluxe guest rooms, and is the only hotel in the city
providing an enclosed pedestrian sky bridge to the Baltimore
Convention Center. The hotel offers planners 60,000 square feet of
flexible function space, including the 25,000 square foot Francis
Scott Key ballroom, 15,000 square foot Billie Holiday ballroom, and an
additional 20,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. All meeting
rooms provide wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, data,
voice and visual transmission. A professional audio/video staff and
expert conference and event services team are available to help ensure
a memorable experience for meeting planners and their guests. A
24-hour business center is equipped with computer workstations,
copiers, printers and fax machines.

About Hilton Hotels Corporation

Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality
company, with more than 3,000 hotels and 500,000 rooms in 74
countries, with more than 135,000 team members worldwide. The company
owns, manages or franchises some of the best known and highly regarded
hotel brands including Hilton(R), Conrad(R) Hotels & Resorts,
Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn &
Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations(TM), Homewood
Suites by Hilton(R) and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection(TM).

Hilton Hotels Corporation is an Official Sponsor of the U.S.
Olympic Team, which will extend through the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games in London, the 2010/2012 U.S. Paralympic Team and the 2011 U.S.
Pan American Team.

The Hilton Family of Hotels adheres to founder Conrad Hilton's
philosophy that, "It has been, and continues to be, our responsibility
to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality." The
company put a name to its unique brand of service that has made it the
best known and most highly regarded hotel company: be hospitable(R).
The philosophy is shared by all brands in the Hilton Family of Hotels,
and is the inspiration for its overarching message of kindness and
generosity.

For more information about the company, please visit
www.hiltonfamily.com.

Hilton Hotels Corporation
Lisa Cole, Director Communications, SE Region
Cell: 305-796-8383
lisa.cole@hilton.com
http://www.hiltonworldwide.com

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