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HILTON HOTELS INKS DEAL FOR FIRST WORLDWIDE RESORT IN TURKEY
Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa to open in 2009
LONDON & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., August 4, 2008:Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) has today announced that its subsidiary has entered into a franchise agreement with Gocay Tourism, Management, Investment, Transportation & Trade Inc to open a new Hilton Worldwide Resort in Dalaman, on the south west coast of Turkey. Scheduled to open mid 2009, Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa will be the company’s first resort property to debut in the country.
Welcoming the announcement, Wolfgang M. Neumann, President of Hilton Hotels - Europe said: “Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa is a fantastic new signing for us. Over the past 50 years we have built a significant Hilton presence in Turkey so we are delighted to be adding our first dedicated resort property to the portfolio. It comes at an exciting time for our growth of Hilton’s family of hotel brands in Turkey as we look to triple our presence in this strategic market over the next five years.”
He adds “With Dalaman’s popularity as a tourist resort on the rise it is considered to be one of Turkey’s emerging tourism hotspots as a leisure and golf destination. Despite this there is a real lack of top quality, internationally branded hotels, so we believe there is a great opportunity for Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa to cater for the demand from both international and domestic travellers alike.”
Located on Dalaman’s Sarigerme beach, the new Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa will comprise 384 well appointed guest rooms, including 52 spacious suites. Complete with its own private beach and pier, the resort will offer range of leisure facilities, including a 3000m² health club and spa, state-of-the-art gym, a series of interconnected beach-front swimming pools and outdoor terraces, as well as an 18-hole championship golf course and nine hole golf academy facility. With a total of seven different restaurants and bars, Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa will provide an extensive range of dining options, including a signature gourmet restaurant, an alfresco terrace and a roof top bar.
For business travellers, the resort will also be able to offer year round, flexible meeting and conference space including fully equipped Hilton meeting rooms and a dedicated business centre facility.
Stretching along four miles of Turkey’s south western coast, Sarigerme Beach is renowned for its spectacular scenery and views across the Mediterranean Sea. When it opens next year, Hilton Dalaman Golf Resort & Spa will be conveniently located only five miles from Dalaman International Airport making it easily accessible for international and domestic travellers.
Hilton has named Turkey as one of its key development regions, joining Russia, the UK & Ireland, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, Germany and Poland as core strategic areas for the introduction of the Hilton Family of hotels in Europe. Today’s news reflects Hilton’s dynamic growth in Turkey, with the company having recently announced strategic development agreements to introduce over 40 Hilton Family of hotels over the next five years. The first properties scheduled to open as part of these deals will be mid priced Hilton Garden Inn properties in Bursa, Manisa, Diyarbakir, Kutahya, Mardin and Sanliurfa. Hilton currently operates eight properties - seven Hilton™ hotels and one Conrad™ hotel - across six locations in Turkey. About Hilton Worldwide Resorts
Hilton Worldwide Resorts is an upscale, resort network with a collection of 43 resorts located in exotic places, making up the world’s largest global choice. Hilton Hotels operates 10 resorts in the US and 33 Resorts Internationally. The network spans 21 countries and 7 regions, including the Americas, Arabian Peninsula, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Egypt, Europe and the Indian Ocean. Resorts soon to open are planned in the USA, Egypt, India, China, Australia and the Cook Islands.
27 resorts are home to world-class spas
38 resorts are ideal for romantic holidays
22 resorts specialise in diving
18 resorts feature championship golf courses
40 resorts cater specifically for families
4 resorts offer all-inclusive holidays
2 resorts specialise in skiing
29 resorts offer dream weddings

For more information, bookings, virtual tours or to order a brochure: Visit hilton.com/worldwideresorts, telephone HRCC toll free: 00 800 44 45 86 68, in the US call Hilton Resorts toll free at 1-800-HILTONS or speak to your local travel agent.
About Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,000 hotels and 500,000 rooms in more than 74 countries and territories, including 135,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded brands, including Hiltonâ, Conradâ Hotels & Resorts, Doubletreeâ, Embassy Suites Hotelsâ, Hampton Innâ, Hampton Inn & Suitesâ, Hilton Garden Innâ, Hilton Grand Vacationsâ, Homewood Suites by Hiltonâ and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.
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 nine 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 http://www.hiltonworldwide.com/, and to learn more about our be hospitable philosophy, please visit http://www.behospitable.com/About Gocay Group Established in 1979 the Gocay Group has over 25 years experience in developing a wide range of construction projects in Turkey, ranging from hotels, housing and office developments to airports, motorways and water treatment plants. The group launched their hospitality division in 1992 and are now responsible for developing and operating over 2500 hotel beds across Turkey.
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Hilton Family of Hotels (Europe)Nicola McShane Iain WearmouthCommunications Director - Europe Communications Manager - EuropeTel:+44 (0)207 856 8077 Tel:+44 (0)207 856 8547 Email: nicola.mcshane@hilton.com Email: iain.wearmouth@hilton.com

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