Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes Development Champions for Hilton(R), Doubletree(R)...

Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes Development Champions for Hilton(R), Doubletree(R) and Embassy Suites Hotels(R)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The Hilton, Doubletree, and Embassy Suites Hotels brands
recognized the top development champions of 2007 during the 2008
Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit, held
October 13-15 in La Quinta, Calif. Hotel development awards across the
brands were presented in four distinct categories: Best Conversion,
Deal of the Year, Developer of the Year and Outstanding Achievement.

"Following another year of remarkable global growth for our
company, we are proud to recognize our 2007 development award winners,
who truly have embraced our Hilton Family of Hotels brand promise to
'be hospitable' and have proven their commitment to our communities
and industry," said Bill Fortier, senior vice president - development
for the Americas, Hilton Hotels Corporation. "Together with our hotel
developers and combined with our turnkey programs that give them the
tools to achieve success, we celebrate, together with our owners, our
industry leadership of having one of the largest development pipelines
within the industry."

Developer of the Year - Multi-Brand

David Marvin, Legacy Property Group; Doubletree Hotel Atlanta
Northeast/Northlake, Hilton Garden Inn(R) Atlanta Downtown Aquarium

Developer of the Year Winners by Brand

Hilton: Mark Sharkey, Remington; Hilton Atlanta Marietta
Conference Center

Doubletree: Robert Kline, Chartres Lodging Group, LLC; Doubletree
Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile

Embassy Suites: Bharat Patel, Sun Development & Management
Corporation; Embassy Suites Ontario Airport/Palmdale/Newark Airport

Best Conversion Winners by Brand

Hilton: Warren Fields, Pyramid Hotel Group; Hilton Stamford, Conn.

Doubletree: Jon Hempel, Hempel Properties, Inc.; The Hotel
Minneapolis - A Doubletree Hotel

Embassy Suites: Pace Cooper, Cooper Hotels; Embassy Suites
Detroit/Airport

Deal of the Year Winners by Brand

Hilton: Arif Amlani, Prestige Hospitality Inc.; Hilton Calgary
Airport, Alberta, Canada

Doubletree: Robert Indeglia Jr., Magna Hotel Fund; Doubletree
Hotel New York City - Wall Street Area

Embassy Suites Hotels: Nicholas "Nick" Massad, Jr., American
Liberty Hospitality, Inc.; Embassy Suites Houston Downtown

Outstanding Achievement Winner by Brand

Hilton: C. David Curry, Hobbs & Curry Family Limited Partnership;
Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square

Doubletree by Hilton(R): Yukiko Nakayama, Desatur Cariari, S.A.;
Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose, Costa Rica

Embassy Suites: Carola de Homsany & Ezra Homsany, Carola de
Homsany & Family; Embassy Suites by Hilton(R) Panama

"We are delighted to present these awards to developers who have
demonstrated a commitment to excellence in developing hotels within
our family of brands that will exceed our guests' expectations for
gracious hospitality and excellent value," said Bill Fortier, senior
vice president - franchise development, Hilton Hotels Corporation. "We
thank each of these developers for their commitment to maintaining and
building top-quality hotels for our Hilton Family of Hotels."

CONFERENCE BACKGROUND

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.

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
and territories, including 135,000 team members worldwide.

The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some
of the best known and highly regarded 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(R), 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 our company, please visit
www.hiltonworldwide.com, and to learn more about our be hospitable
philosophy, please visit www.behospitable.com.

Hilton Hotels Corporation
Denise Blaya, 310-205-7857
denise.blaya@hilton.com
or
Thomas Wingham, 310-205-3381
thomas.wingham@hilton.com
or
Dawn Ray, 901-374-5954
dawn.ray@hilton.com

http://www.hiltonworldwide.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008