Embassy Suites Hotels® Offers Families A Chance Win A Private Screening Of The Paramount Pictures Release "Charlotte's Web" This Holiday Season

Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies Holiday Film Features All-Star Cast Including Dakota Fanning, Oprah Winfrey, Reba McEntire and Julia Roberts

MEMPHIS, TENN., (Wednesday, November 15, 2006) - This holiday season, families looking to enjoy a vacation or weekend getaway at one of more than 180 Embassy Suites Hotels will squeal with delight as they are entered into the Charlotte's Web sweepstakes for a private screening of the highly anticipated holiday film, "Charlotte's Web," to be released December 20, 2006.

To be entered into the sweepstakes for a private screening for a child and up to 25 of his/her friends, guests can make reservations until January 7th, 2007* by visiting www.embassysuites.com or by calling 1-800-EMBASSY, and asking for the "NIC" promotion code. Kids ages 6-14 can enter by going to www.nick.com/ads/embassysuites2006. Additionally, twenty-five first prize winners will receive a Charlotte's Web gift pack.

"Once again, we are pleased to team up with Nickelodeon for the launch of this family film and help provide families the perfect place to spend quality time together," said John Lee, vice president of brand marketing. "As family schedules get more and more hectic at home, time away together becomes more important and Embassy Suites becomes the first spot away from home for families to get together, have some fun and just spend quality time together."

In the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic tale by E.B. White, Dakota Fanning stars as Fern Arable, the first person to see Wilbur for the terrific, radiant and humble pig that he is. Julia Roberts is the voice of Charlotte, who becomes Wilbur's best friend and savior. Also joining as cast voices for "Charlotte's Web" are Steve Buscemi as the barn's sardonic rat, Templeton; Oprah Winfrey as Gussy, the barn's maternal-yet-irreverent goose; Cedric the Entertainer as Golly, Gussy's gander; John Cleese as Samuel, the authoritarian sheep; Robert Redford as Ike, the arachnophobic horse; Kathy Bates and Reba McEntire as the barn's sarcastic cows, Betsy and Bitsy; and Thomas Haden Church and André Benjamin as the dimwitted crows, Brooks and Elwyn.

Paramount Pictures and Walden Media Present a Kerner Entertainment Company/Nickelodeon Movies production, "Charlotte's Web." Directed by Gary Winick, the film's screenplay is by Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick, based on the book by E.B. White. Produced by Jordan Kerner, the executive producers are Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Julia Pistor, Bernie Williams, and Paul Neesan.

Standard Amenities Perfect for Families
Each Embassy Suites Hotel offers spacious two-room suites with a separate living area and bedroom. The living area features a sofa bed, the perfect place for the "kids room" during a family getaway. And, there are two televisions in each suite - one for parents and one for kids. For families who want to cut back on dining out expenses during vacation, each suite includes a mini-refrigerator and a microwave, great for quick meals in the suite.

To further cut back on food expenses, parents can feed their troops every morning of their stay during Embassy Suites Hotels' complimentary, cooked-to-order breakfasts. With a wide variety of options - from eggs and pancakes to bagels and waffles - everyone will be full and ready for vacation adventures.

About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, in its 27th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 92 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for eleven consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B).

About Embassy Suites Hotels
Embassy Suites Hotels was named one of the top hotel chains for families in the 2004 U.S. Family Travel Guide by Zagat Survey®. The hotel brand also received a 2003 Playful Travel Award as "Suite-est Hotel Chain for Families" from Nick Jr. Family Magazine as reported in its April/May 2003 issue. The nationwide "quest for the best" involved input from top family travel experts, editors, parents and two Nick Jr. online surveys. Embassy Suites Hotels scored high in the areas of accessibility, affordability and accommodations for families, making kids feel special and parents feel cared for and comfortable.

Embassy Suites Hotels is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels and opened its first hotel in 1984. It was the first all-suite upscale hotel brand to enter the industry and today has more than 180 hotels. Embassy Suites Hotels also is part of the Hilton HHonors guest reward program.

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 490,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, including 150,000 team members worldwide.

The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded brands, including Hilton®, Conrad®, Coral by Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.

*For complete rules, visit www.embassysuites.com

Contacts: Dawn Ray/Kendra Walker
Embassy Suites Hotels
(901) 374-5954

Joanna Roses/Marianne Romano
Nickelodeon
(212) 846-7326

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