Hampton(r) Hotels Open 11 New Properties in April

Hampton Inn & Suites product counts for nearly all monthly hotel openings

MEMPHIS, TN—Hampton (www.hampton.com), the national brand of more than 1,500 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, opened 11 properties in April 2008, representing 1,135 new rooms.

(Top left photo shows lobby of Hampton Inn & Suites, Manchester, CT)

The new openings include one Hampton Inn hotel, eight Hampton Inn & Suites properties and two Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton properties. All openings are franchised, newly constructed hotels.

(Middle right photo shows Hampton Inn & Suites Berkshires/Lenox, MA.)

“As our development pace continues to set record levels this year, we are thrilled with the demand for construction of our Hampton Inn & Suites product,” said Phil Cordell, senior vice president, Hampton Hotels.

“With the opening of 10 Hampton Inn & Suites hotels this month, it is clear that our suites product will continue to be a major player in the mid-scale hotel market.

(Hampton Inn & Suites Hotels, Toledo/Perrysburg, OH at middle right photo)

“We also are happy to announce that two Hampton Inn and Suites hotels have opened in Alberta, Canada this month, bringing our total hotel count in the country to 23, with four hotels currently under construction and scheduled to open by year-end 2009.”

(Middle left photo above shows Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, Edmonton/West, Alberta, Canada.)

For consumers who would like to take their hotel room experience home with them, Hampton has a program available online at www.hamptonhomecollection.com, where many of Hampton Hotels’ guestroom amenities are available for purchase.

(Photo at right below shows Hampton Inn Hotel, Norco, CA.)

CONTACTS:

Julie Tullbane, Daly Gray Public Relations, T 703-435-6293, F 703-435-6297
julie@dalygray.com

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Hampton Brand Communications, (901) 374-5534

Chris Daly, Daly Gray Public Relations, (703) 435-6293