Hilton Garden Inn Franchise News

Hilton Garden Inn - Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) announces a limited time only offer for travelers to enjoy. Guests who book their stay at this property by June 30, 2012 can earn double points or double miles.
ATLANTA, GA, May 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) recently announced a special deal for their guests to enjoy. From now through June 30, 2012 they are offering the Double Your HHonors and Go Further, Faster Package. Travelers can earn Double Points or Double Miles when they book and stay at any of our property or any other participating hotel or resort. To receive the offer Hilton HHonors members must first register at http://www.HHonors.com/DoubleYourHHonors prior to completing any eligible stay within the Promotion Period...

Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel North Names Industry Veteran Wendy Worley As The New Director Of Sales And Marketing
ATLANTA, GA, April 06, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North), located near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, recently named Wendy Worley their new Director of Sales and Marketing. The premier hotel near Atlanta Airport is pleased to welcome Ms. Worley to their management team. Her hotel management experience includes working in sales, client relations, communications, business and financial operations, and revenue strategy.
Worley has worked in the hospitality industry for over 14 years. Her professional experience includes working for various Hilton Worldwide properties such as Hilton Garden Inn and Hilton...

Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) provides convenient lodging to travelers attending the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA, December 14, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) offers convenient accommodations to collegiate football fans attending the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Georgia Dome. Located approximately 8 miles from downtown Atlanta, this ATL Airport Hotel is a great place for fans to stay.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl is an annual collegiate football game played between the ACC and SEC conferences. Other events during 2011 Bowl week include:

Fellowship of Christian Athlete Breakfast on December 28
Georgia Power Chalk Talk and Football Feud Presented by the AJC on December 30
Chick-fil-A Bowl Fan Night at Georgia Aquarium on December 30
Chick-fil-A Bowl Fan Night at World of Coca-Cola from December 28 - January 1
Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade on December 31

"We are pleased to welcome guests attending the 2011 The Chick-fil-A Bowl," shares DeShawn Clayton the Atlanta Airport hotel's General Manager...

New iPhone/iPad App Connects Business Travelers; Tracks Business Jargon in Tongue-in-cheek Approach to Social Networking
September 26, 2011: This information originated in American English. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Let's circle back later. Is that plan fully baked? This team has great synergy! Hilton Garden Inn today launched BizWords, a new interactive iPhone/iPad app, to help business travelers decode and navigate the business speak that has become so common in the workplace. The free app will also serve as a professional social network and a practical tool for on-the-go business travelers.
Once the BizWords app is downloaded from iTunes, users are greeted by the home screen and prompted to create a profile, which becomes their business card complete with a BizWords job title...

Hotel Brand's Development Pipeline Robust with 200 Projects; 2010 Growth Concentrated on International and Domestic New Construction

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Officials of Hilton Garden Inn, the global brand of upscale, yet affordable hotels, today announced it remains on pace to reach near-record development numbers in 2009 with 60 new hotels expected to open and 200 hotel projects in the pipeline. This pace is slightly off 2008's record-breaking openings, but is still one of the brand's fullest pipelines of hotel projects approved, in design or under construction.

"The past 18 months have been the most challenging for hotel development in the brand's 13-year history," said Adrian Kurre, Global Head, Hilton Garden Inn...

London & Beverly Hills, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) today announced the opening of two new Hilton Garden Inn properties in Italy. These two additions, located in Milan Malpensa and Bologna San Lazzaro, boost the Hilton Garden Inn brand's presence in Italy to five hotels.

Simon Vincent, President of Hilton Hotels - Europe, commented: "There is significant demand in the hotel sector across Italy for quality internationally branded hotels, especially within the mid-market sector. The Hilton Garden Inn product is the perfect fit for key centres like Milan and Bologna, because it offers a combination of affordable, quality accommodation for both corporate and leisure travellers."

"Following great success in North America, we launched the brand in Italy two years ago with the Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport and have since added Florence Novoli, Matera, Milan Malpensa and Bologna San Lazzaro," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president, brand marketing for Hilton Garden Inn...

London & Moscow & Beverly Hills, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced brand that is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels, has unveiled its first hotel in Russia, with the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn Perm. Today's announcement marks the launch of the second of three Hilton Family hotel brands scheduled to debut in Russia over the next twelve months.

Welcoming the announcement, Wolfgang M. Neumann, President of Hilton Hotels - Europe, said, "We are delighted to be launching our innovative Hilton Garden Inn brand in Russia for the first time. Today's opening underscores our strategy to rollout our portfolio of hotel brands throughout Russia, which allows us to provide a range of quality accommodations for our guests...

Hilton Garden Inn® Liberia Airport in Costa Rica to Open This Year Beverly Hills, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels Corporation, under a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, announces that it has signed a multi-year management agreement with Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., a partnership of Enjoy Group and DWL, for the first Hilton Garden Inn property in Central America. The Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport located in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, was originally signed as a franchise agreement last year and represents an extension of the relationship with the owners to include Hilton as a management company. The hotel is scheduled for completion in Fall 2008 and will be the fifth Hilton Family hotel in the country.

"This newest addition to our portfolio supports Hilton's commitment to grow its family of hotels throughout Latin America," commented Danny Hughes, senior vice president, Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America, for Hilton Hotels Corporation...

Hotel Appoints Management Staff and Prepares for Guests

MELVILLE, N.Y., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Melville Equity Partners LLC is pleased to announce that the newly constructed Hilton Garden Inn Melville/Plainview in New York will open for guests the first week of August 2008. The Melville hotel will be offering special introductory rates to guests during the month of August. The management staff has also been appointed: General Manager Edward Kalashian, Director of Sales Thomas Crosby, and Senior Sales Manager Laurie Troisi.

The hotel, centrally located off the Long Island Expressway at Exit 48/Round Swamp Road, is close to businesses, shopping and restaurants. Neighboring cities include Huntington, Farmingdale, and Cold Spring Harbor...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just in time for daylight saving – when clocks will be set one hour ahead on Sunday, March 9, 2008 – Hilton Garden Inn® announced today its annual "Give Back the Hour" promotion which gives guests an extra two hours for check-out.1 In observance of this big day, guests staying at participating Hilton Garden Inn locations will be treated to an extended check-out time of 2 p.m. (instead of the standard noon check-out) this Sunday, at no additional cost.

The annual promotion is available for one day only and guests will be notified of the extended late check-out upon arriving at the hotel. Guests won't have to look further than their hotel or guestroom for ideas on how to spend those two additional hours that may include:

* Sleeping in and enjoying the comforts of the Garden Sleep SystemTM bed
* Sitting down at the hotel's restaurant for a leisurely "Lazy Breakfast" – served until 11 a...

LONDON & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced that it has signed a franchise agreement with DIMATOUR to open the new Hilton Garden Inn® Bologna/San Lazzaro in Italy.

The 152-room property which is expected to open in September 2008 is set to increase the mid-price hotel brand's growing presence in Italy, joining the Hilton Garden Inn® Florence Novoli, the Hilton Garden Inn® Rome Airport and the Hilton Garden Inn® Matera. Two additional Hilton Garden Inn properties are scheduled to open in the cities of Bari in Summer 2008 and Lecce in 2009.

Welcoming the announcement, Wolfgang Neumann, president of Hilton Hotels - Europe, said, "With 11 existing Hilton Family properties located in key Italian destinations and regional centers as well as agreements in place to open six more, the addition of this new Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Bologna reaffirms our commitment to providing our world-class portfolio of quality hotels across Italy and throughout Europe...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® announced today the opening of the 126-room Hilton Garden Inn® Phoenix North/Happy Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona representing the latest addition to the brand's growing collection of Hilton Garden Inn hotels across North America and Europe.

The Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix North/Happy Valley is operated by Pinnacle Campus Hotels, LLC and managed by Pyramid Hospitality and Development LLC, under a license agreement with HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC, as successor-in-interest to Hilton Inns, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

"We're so excited to offer a new kind of upscale mid-priced lodging option for business and leisure travelers visiting the growing community of Phoenix North/Happy Valley," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president - brand management, Hilton Garden Inn...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced brand, is proud to announce the grand opening celebration of its 350th milestone hotel—the 128-room Hilton Garden Inn Billings in Billings, Montana. The ribbon-cutting festivities will include Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, the raising of the American flag by the Montana National Guard accompanied by the Billings Senior High School Choir, a scavenger hunt/property tour and a sampling of light cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Hugh Yates.

The Hilton Garden Inn Billings is operated by JWT Hospitality Group Billings, LLC under a license agreement with HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC, as successor-in-interest to Hilton Inns, Inc...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® is proud to announce the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn® Idaho Falls in Idaho Falls, ID showing the brand's ongoing expansion throughout North America and Europe.

The Hilton Garden Inn Idaho Falls is operated by B & T Hotels, LLC under a license agreement with HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC, as successor-in-interest to Hilton Inns, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

"Hilton Garden Inn is the ideal hotel product for growing communities like Idaho Falls," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president - brand management, Hilton Garden Inn. "We look forward to bringing a new kind of upscale mid-priced lodging option for business and leisure travelers visiting the area...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® announced today the opening of the 169-room Hilton Garden Inn® New York/Chelsea in New York City, NY representing another addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 340 Hilton Garden Inn locations across North America and Europe.

The Hilton Garden Inn New York/Chelsea is operated by Chelsea Hotel Lessee, LLC under a license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

"We are thrilled to open the Hilton Garden Inn New York/Chelsea in Manhattan," said Adrian Kurre, Senior Vice President – Brand Management, Hilton Garden Inn. "Our new location offers business and leisure travelers the latest in guestroom attributes including the Garden Sleep System Bed and Mirra Chair by Herman Miller as well as award winning attributes, like complimentary high speed internet access and remote printing to the hotel's 24-hour business center, that have made Hilton Garden Inn the preferred mid-priced hotel option...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced brand that is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels, has announced that it has signed its first hotel agreement to launch the brand in the Russian city of Perm. Through a franchise agreement with Hotels of Ural Ltd., the agreement will involve the conversion of the existing Plaza Olympia hotel to the new Hilton Garden Inn® Perm which is scheduled to open in late 2008.

"Bringing the Hilton Garden Inn brand to Russia is very exciting because it shows that hotel guests are looking for a new kind of lodging option whether travelling for business or leisure," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president -- brand management, Hilton Garden Inn...

Hilton Garden Inn Rzeszów to Open in 2008

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® is pleased to announce that it will debut the award-winning mid-priced brand in Poland with the Hilton Garden Inn® Rzeszów property to be located in Rzeszów, Poland, through a franchise agreement with F.H.U. Bogi.

Scheduled to open by the end of 2008, the Hilton Garden Inn Rzeszów will form part of the Millennium Hall retail, entertainment and business complex - the region's largest facility of its kind - comprising of 180 shops and restaurants, an extensive congress and concert centre, multi-screen cinema complex and generous leisure and fitness facilities.

Welcoming the announcement, Wolfgang Neumann, President of Hilton Hotels – Europe, said: "As the first international hotel chain to debut in Rzeszów, we are confident that this venture will be warmly received by domestic and international travellers alike...

Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport In Costa Rica Scheduled To Open in 2008

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced brand that is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels, is pleased to announce that the first Hilton Garden Inn franchise agreement in Central America has been signed with Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., of which Enjoy Group and DWL are partners. The Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport located in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica is scheduled to open in Fall 2008.

With Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., Enjoy Group is extending its relationship with the Hilton Family of Hotels. Enjoy Group is also a partner in the Hilton Papagayo Resort and the Doubletree by Hilton Puntarenas Resort, deals signed as management agreements with Hilton Hotels Corporation in December of 2006...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® is pleased to announce the opening of the 90-room Hilton Garden Inn Hattiesburg, in Hattiesburg, Miss., which is managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT). The opening represents another addition to the brand's growing portfolio of more than 330 Hilton Garden Inn locations across North America and Europe.

The Hilton Garden Inn Hattiesburg is owned by Ramkrupa of America, Inc., and operated under a license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation. The Ramkrupa of America, Inc., is a partnership between Paresh Bhakta, Ray Bhakta, Kirit Bhakta, and Hari Patel.

"The Hilton Garden Inn brand is a wonderful addition to the growing city of Hattiesburg and offers a new kind of upscale mid-priced lodging option to both business and leisure travelers doing business or visiting friends and family in the area," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president - brand management, Hilton Garden Inn...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Garden Inn® (NYSE:HLT) announced the opening of the 108-room Hilton Garden Inn® Lexington/Georgetown in Georgetown, KY which represents the brand's continued growth throughout North America and Europe.

The Hilton Garden Inn Lexington/Georgetown is operated by Gleneagles Hotel Company, LLC under a license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

"We are excited to open the Hilton Garden Inn Lexington/Georgetown in Kentucky," said Adrian Kurre, senior vice president – brand management, Hilton Garden Inn. "Our new location offers the latest in guestroom attributes including the Garden Sleep System bed and Mirra chair by Herman Miller as well other Hilton Garden Inn core offerings like complimentary high speed Internet access and remote printing to the hotel's 24-hour business center, that have made Hilton Garden Inn the preferred mid-priced hotel choice for both business and leisure travelers...