Hampton Opens Eight New Franchised Properties in July Under Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® Brand

These franchised properties include five Hampton Inn hotels and three Hampton Inn & Suite hotels, bringing the total number of hotels in the brand's portfolio to 1,034 hotels as of July 31, 2000.

"The Hampton Inn brands continue to attract hotel developers in both the United States and Canada," said Phil Cordell, Hampton senior vice president, brand management. "We have become a preferred moderately-priced hotel brand for both travelers and developers as testified to by the recent opening of our 1,000th hotel. Being a member of the Hilton family of brands has had a positive impact upon brand growth, providing us with new programs such as Hilton HHonors®, which had brought additional marketing punch to an already successful hotel brand."

    The following properties were opened in July:

Hampton Inn                           Date Open            Rooms

Terre Haute, IN                         7/5                 112
Medina, OH                              7/19                 78
Massillion, OH                          7/21                 74
Jackson/Pearl Int'l Airport, MS         7/26                 64
Dayton/Huber Heights, OH                7/27                 72

Hampton Inn & Suites                   Date Open           Rooms

Providence-Warwick Airport, RI           7/3                173
Chicago-North Shore/Skokie, IL           7/8                225
Miami Airport-South, FL                  7/31               147

"Having opened 50 hotels during the first half of this year, we plan to add that many more to the brand's portfolio by year end," said Cordell. "With the recent introduction of our new Hampton Inn & Suites prototype, we believe we will exceed our own development expectations. This year we have already opened 15 Hampton Inn & Suites properties, and we are on track to continue that pace of growth in the months to come."

As the popularity of both Hampton brands continues to thrive in the Southeastern, Northeastern and Mid-United States, the brand also is increasing its development focus on growing its presence in the West. "Currently, we have more than 240 properties open west of the Mississippi. With a strong sales and development team under Hilton Hotels Corporation and new development strategy in place, we plan to double our presence in the western region in the next three years. In addition, we continue to see significant opportunities for development on the East Coast," added Cordell.

Hampton Inn is a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation, recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 1,800 hotels, resorts, and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the industry's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Harrison Conference Centers®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Homewood Suites® by Hilton, Red Lion Hotels & Inns®, and Conrad International®.

Note: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning business strategies and their intended results, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry, relationships with clients and property owners; the impact of government regulations; and the availability of capital to finance growth, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.