BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., – July 2, 2008 –A testament to the power of its franchise development sites within the Hilton Family of Hotels, including Hilton, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Homewood Suites by Hilton and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, Hilton Hotels Corporation was named a Finalist in the Corporate Information: Franchise Web Sites category in The 2008 American Business Awards.
The American Business Awards -- a cornerstone of the Stevie Awards -- are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. Stevie Award winners were announced during the annual gala on Thursday, June 12 in New York City. More than 600 executives from across the U.S.A. were in attendance. The ceremonies were broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.
More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Overall Company, Best Executive, Best New Product or Service, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program, and new categories including Best Management Team and Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program. Hilton Hotels Corporation competed in the Corporate Information: Franchise Web Sites category within the hospitality industry.
“We are honored to have been named a finalist in the category of franchise Web sites, as this critical communications vehicle — including hiltonfranchise.com, hiltondevelopment.com, doubletreefranchise.com, embassyfranchise.com, hamptonfranchise.com, hiltongardeninnfranchise.com, homewoodfranchise.com and wacdevelopment.com – receives over 12 million hits annually,” said Bill Fortier, senior vice president – development. “Considering our current emphasis on global growth via franchise and management agreements, we depend on the strength of our development sites to convey the strong investment opportunities that our hotels, across nine brands, represent.”
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging during the week of May 19. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.
“ABA entries grew more than 30% this year, so being named a Finalist is more of an accomplishment than ever before,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba
About Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hilton Hotels Corporation is a leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,000 hotels and 500,000 rooms in 74 countries and territories, with more than 135,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises some of the best known and highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton®, Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton® and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.
Hilton Hotels Corporation is an Official Sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team, which will extend through the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, the 2010/2012 U.S. Paralympic Team and the 2011 U.S. Pan American Team.
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 the company, please visit www.hiltonfamily.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Global Sponsor of the 2008 Stevie Awards is Dow Jones. Supporting sponsors of The 2008 American Business Awards include FIS Softpro, High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, RCN Corporation, Richardson, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, CRM Advocate, and Human Resource Executive.
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