LONDON, Ontario & MEMPHIS, Tenn. | Hampton (), the international brand of more than 1,400 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced the opening of the 92-room Hampton Inn by Hilton London, Ontario in Canada. The hotel marks the 20th Hampton hotel to open in Canada and brings the brand’s total room count in the country to 2,238.

“With this opening, Hampton now is the most well represented brand of the Hilton Family of Hotels in Canada,” said Phil Cordell, senior vice-president, Hampton brand management. “We are now represented in five provinces across the country, and we still see tremendous potential here. Canada is a priority market for us, as it generally is underserved by branded hotels, particularly in the mid-market, focused-service segment.”

Located at 840 Exeter Road, the six-story hotel is situated within driving distance of numerous corporate offices, including 3M and Ford, as well as Victoria Hospital and the John Labatt Centre, home of the London Knights OHL hockey team.

Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, fitness facilities, full-service business center and free wireless, high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel. Rooms are equipped with an oversized work desk, two telephones with voice mail and free local telephone calls, as well as 32-inch LCD televisions. All Hampton hotels provide complimentary On the House® hot breakfast and On the Run breakfast bags™, Purity Basics® bath products, a curved shower rod, the Hampton bedding package – Cloud Nine. The Hampton Bed Experience and the industry’s easiest-to-set alarm clock/radio.

The Hilton Family of Hotels in Canada, including Hampton by Hilton is offering preferred rates to any traveller age 50 and over through the Hilton Family of Hotels 50Plus program. Preferred rates may be booked through www.hiltoncanada.com/50Plus and represent 10% off the Best Available Rate at participating hotels.

About Hampton Hotels

Hampton, which includes Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, is a mid-priced leader in the lodging segment. Hampton is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT), the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 490,000 rooms in 76 countries and territories, including 100,000 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® Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree by Hilton™, Embassy Suites by Hilton™, Hampton Inn by Hilton™, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton™, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton® and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection®.

Hampton Hotels offer 20 locations across Canada in many of the most sought after travel destinations including Vancouver, Langley, Kamloops, Calgary, Winnipeg, Windsor, Kitchener, Guelph, Niagara Falls, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto Airport, Napanee, Ottawa, Montreal Airport, and Laval.

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®. 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 .

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; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; acquisition and disposition of assets; 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. Although we believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and caution you not to place undue reliance on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect current or future events or circumstances.

Tori Roberson
901-374-5534
Hilton