Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes 2004 Development Champions For Hilton®, Doubletree® And Embassy Suites Hotels®

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF (Monday, May 16, 2005) - The Hilton Hotels & Resorts®, Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites and Clubs® and Embassy Suites Hotels® 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

Hilton - Kenny Gibson, Westmont Hospitality, Hilton Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada and the Hilton Suites Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Doubletree - Douglas Dreher and Lara Latture, The Hotel Group, Doubletree Norwalk, Conn.
Embassy Suites Hotels - Pritesh Patel and Mitesh Raichada, Synergy Property Management, Embassy Suites Hotel Lubbock, Texas

Deal of the Year Winners
Hilton - Warren Q. Fields, Pyramid Advisors, LLC, Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Fla.
Doubletree - Bill Hunt, The Elmhurst Group, Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center, Pa.
Embassy Suites Hotels - Ronnie Lam, Kam Sang Company, Embassy Suites Hotel Glendale, Calif.

Outstanding Achievement Winners
Hilton - Len Wolman, Waterford Group LLC, Hilton Hartford, Conn.
Doubletree - Susan Griffin, MFB Realty, Doubletree Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa, Miami Beach
Embassy Suites Hotels - Mitesh Shah, Noble Investment Group, Embassy Suites Hotel Winston- Salem, N.C.

Developer of the Year Winners
Hilton - Lawrence Lui, Stanford Hotels Corporation, Hilton Washington Dulles International Airport;
Hilton Santa Clara, Calif.; Hilton Suites Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubletree - Amrit Patel, Shirish Patel and Bill O'Connell, Orangewood LLC, Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center, Calif.
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."

CONFERENCE BACKGROUNDER

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.

COMPANY BACKGROUNDER

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. 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 . For more information about Hilton Hotels Corporation, please visit the corporate website at www.hiltonfamily.com.

CONTACT:
Jeanne Datz/Thomas Wingham/310-205-4545
jeanne_datz_rice@hilton.com/thomas_wingham@hilton.com
Dawn Ray (dawn_ray@hilton.com)/901-374-5954
Hilton Hotels Corporation Brand Communications

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