An Internet Incentive of "Global" Proportions/ Hilton HHonors Worldwide Bonus Points for New EarthLink Network Accounts

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif / Whether you're traveling the world or browsing the Internet, it pays to be a member of the Hilton HHonors Worldwide guest reward program.

Through Nov. 30, HHonors members who open new Internet access accounts with EarthLink Network can receive up to 1,000 HHonors bonus points. HHonors members simply call 800/511-2041 to sign up for EarthLink's service and receive instant access to the Internet for one low monthly fee.

EarthLink provides unlimited Internet access for $19.95 per month for users connecting via modem. HHonors members selecting this service option receive a special one-time gift of 500 HHonors bonus points. Alternately, HHonors members who utilize EarthLink's high-speed ISDN services for $34.95 per 100 channel hours a month receive 1,000 HHonors bonus points.

EarthLink's $25 set-up fee is waived for all HHonors members taking advantage of this initial sign-up offer.

Complete details are included in Hilton HHonors Worldwide statements mailed to HHonors members this month, and additional information is available online at www.hilton.com .

Hilton HHonors Worldwide is a guest reward program that gives frequent travelers a faster way to earn the travel rewards they want most. Enrolled members can earn HHonors points in addition to airline miles for every business-rate stay at more than 400 participating Hilton, Flamingo, Bally's, Conrad International and Vista hotels around the world.

HHonors is the largest hotel program that allows any of its members to Double Dip, or simultaneously accumulate both airline miles and hotel points with each qualifying stay. In addition, Hilton HHonors Worldwide is the only hotel program that allows any of its members to exchange airline miles for hotel points and exchange points for miles with selected airlines, through a unique benefit called the HHonors Reward Exchange.

Due to the unmatched flexibility, generosity and value offered by these HHonors program features, as well as the many aggressive promotions that HHonors hosts each year, the program has been recognized with numerous travel industry awards. In the 1996 MCI/InsideFlyer Freddie Awards, Hilton HHonors was voted Hotel Program of the Year by readers of InsideFlyer Magazine for the third consecutive year.

For the first time in the nine-year history of the Freddie Awards, a single program -- Hilton HHonors -- swept every hotel award category. HHonors won a total of eight Freddie Awards, including Best Customer Service.

Membership in the Hilton HHonors Worldwide program is free. Visitors to Hilton's Internet site at www.hilton.com can complete an online enrollment form by clicking HHonors on the home page. To enroll instantly in the program or to make reservations, consumers in the United States also may call

800/HILTONS. Outside the United States, travelers may call Hilton Reservations Worldwide in their area.

Travelers also may pick up an enrollment form with a temporary membership card at any participating Hilton, Flamingo, Bally's, Conrad International or Vista hotel worldwide. NOTE: For copies of this and other Hilton news, visit the company's online Press Room at www.hilton.com .