The construction of two new Hampton Inn hotels began recently in Tennessee for Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. with anticipated grand openings to take place in Spring 2013. "Both hotels are in our backyard and are ones that we have been looking forward to breaking ground on for some time," Mitch Patel, president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group, Inc., said.

At Hamilton Place, the largest shopping destination in Tennessee, VISION is constructing a new 134-room Hampton Inn & Suites. This six-story Chattanooga hotel with a $14 million project budget will consist of a 2,300 square-feet meeting space, an indoor pool, a state-of-the-art Precor

® fitness center and business center. It will be VISION's third hotel development in the Hamilton Place submarket following the Homewood Suites by Hilton, which opened in 1997, and the Hilton Garden Inn that opened in 2004. In addition, it is also the second Hampton Inn & Suites in VISION's Chattanooga portfolio along with the Hampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga-Downtown, which opened less than a year ago in April 2011.

In Cleveland, TN at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a second Hampton Inn property is also in progress. The four-story $8.5 million property will have 97 guest rooms, 1,800 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool, a Precor

® fitness center and a business center. This is VISION's second property in the market after its Fairfield Inn & Suites, which opened in 2007, and is expected to benefit from its proximity to a growing retail corridor and growth of the local market.

"Our continued partnership with Hilton reinforces our ongoing strategy to invest in premium brands in growing markets," Patel said. "That being said, the Hampton Inn brand is undoubtedly one of the best hotel brands available today."

The Hampton Inn is part of the award-winning Hilton HHonors ® guest reward program that offers hotel points and airline miles for each eligible stay. The program's unsurpassed customer assets have led to the program serving more than 13 million loyal members around the world.

About Vision Hospitality Group

Celebrating 25 years, Chattanooga-based Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. (VHG) is a leading hotel investment and development company with an unwavering commitment to quality and integrity. Founded by President & CEO Mitch Patel in 1997, VHG has grown a hotel portfolio and development pipeline of lifestyle, soft-branded, premium select and full-service hotels affiliated with the Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and InterContinental brands. Humanist Hospitality launched in 2021 and is a wholly- owned subsidiary of Vision Hospitality Group. Humanist Hospitality is an operator of leading hotel and restaurant brands with an emphasis on fostering meaningful human interactions. Managed by "Placemakers" and "Tastemakers", Humanist Hospitality brings the hotel experience back to what matters most - connecting with people and places. To learn more about Vision Hospitality Group and Humanist Hospitality, visit https://www.vhghotels.com/. 

Erica Hudock
423-892-1010 x222
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc.