Hilton Garden Inn�, the award-winning upper mid-market brand that is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels, is pleased to announce that the first Hilton Garden Inn for the UK will open in Luton North.

Owned by Luton Hotel Syndicate, the new Hilton Garden Inn Luton North will be located in Butterfield Business Park and is scheduled to open in 2008.

"We look forward to debuting Hilton Garden Inn in Luton North and establishing the mid market category in the UK with our key brand attributes like complimentary high-speed internet access, 24-hour business centre, the Garden Sleep System bed and Mirra chair by Herman Miller, which have made Hilton Garden Inn the preferred hotel choice for travellers throughout North America," said Adrian Kurre, Senior Vice President - Brand Management, Hilton Garden Inn.

According to Simon Vincent, Area President for Hilton in the UK and Ireland, "This first Hilton Garden Inn signing signals a new era for Hilton in the UK and with Luton as an important business hub with a large population centre, good access to a growing airport and its easy distance to the sites and sounds of London, the launch of the upper mid-market Hilton Garden Inn in this location is sure to be a success.

"We are excited about the development opportunity and look forward to further announcements for Hilton Garden Inn across the UK and Ireland. We have plans to open 20 Hilton Garden Inn hotels in the next four to five years," said Simon.

All 155 guest rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn Luton North will feature core Hilton Garden Inn brand offerings including complimentary WiFi in guestrooms and public areas, a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as evening room service. Guests will also enjoy the lounge in the lobby area with a library and fireplace; a bar with plasma screen television; the Pavilion Pantry� shop offering a selection of delicious ready made meals, beverages and snacks; and guestrooms featuring a spacious work desk, air conditioning and LCD satellite television; and a hospitality centre that includes a microwave, mini refrigerator and coffee maker.

Travellers to the Hilton Garden Inn Luton North will also enjoy a variety of flexible meeting spaces including a boardroom and a meeting room with parquet floor and natural lighting; a complimentary workout facility; and on-site hotel parking.

The Hilton Garden Inn Luton North will join other Hilton Garden Inn locations in Europe that include the Hilton Garden Inn Stuttgart NeckarPark in Germany, the Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli and the Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport in Italy - which opened as the brands 300th milestone hotel.

For more information on Hilton Garden Inn locations in North America and Europe or to make reservations, please visit www.StayHGI.com .

About Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 480,000 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�, Doubletree�, Embassy Suites Hotels�, Hampton Inn�, Hampton Inn & Suites�, Hilton Garden Inn�, Hilton Grand VacationsT, Homewood Suites by Hilton� 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 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 www.behospitable.com

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About Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the award-winning mid-priced brand throughout North America and Europe that features complimentary WiFi high speed Internet access in guestrooms and public space, remote printing to the hotel's 24-hour business centre as well as innovative guestroom offerings like the Garden Sleep SystemTM bed and ergonomic Mirra� chair by Herman Miller. Hilton Garden Inn locations offer a complimentary 24-hour business centre; the Pavilion Pantry� where guests can purchase snacks, beverages, microwaveable items as well as various sundries; a full service restaurant serving cooked to order breakfast and dinner room service; flexible meeting space and a complimentary workout facility.

Hilton Garden Inn represents one of the cornerstones of the Hilton growth strategy. The Hilton Garden Inn brand is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation; the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 490,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, including 150,000 team members world wide. Its portfolio includes many of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton�, Conrad�, Doubletree�, Embassy Suites Hotels�, Hampton Inn�, Hampton Inn & Suites�, Hilton Garden Inn�, Hilton Grand VacationsTM, Homewood Suites by Hilton� and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection�.

For more information about Hilton Garden Inn hotels please call the Hilton press office in the UK and Ireland on ph: +44 (020) 7856 8313 or visit http://www.StayHGI.com

Contact: UK/Ireland Katrina Jones Hilton UK and Ireland Press Office Tel: 020 7856 8313 Email: Press.Office@hilton.com]