Hampton Hotels Spread Goodwill across Latin America.MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn. -- Hampton (www.hampton.com), the national brand of more than 1,350 mid-priced Hampton Inn(R) and Hampton Inn & Suites(R) hotels, today has announced its participation in a unified effort to bring goodwill to communities across Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. in a program entitled Dia Hampton Con La Comunidad (Hampton Community Day). On August 4, 2006 Hampton Hotels located in the Mexican Republic, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. and Ecuador visited a local orphanage in their respective areas (all on the same day and most at the same time) to spread fun and learning to the children who call the orphanages home. In all, more than 500 children were read stories at orphanages across Latin America that day and as a special surprise at many of the orphanage events various gifts including food and books were given to the children as gifts by the hotel employees. "Hampton is always striving to show its commitment to bringing goodwill into the communities in which its employees and guests work and live," said Ruben Luna, Regional Director, Hampton Hotels Hotel Performance Support. Luna joined the general managers of the Hampton Inn & Suites Monterrey - North, the Hampton Inn Monterrey -Galerias Obispado, and the Hampton Inn & Suites Monterrey Mexico Airport in Monterrey, N. L for their events and was instrumental in the overall planning of this goodwill initiative. "It's a pleasure to carry out this commendable work and offer enjoyment to those in need--we hope to make this an annual effort. "With more than ten Hampton hotels located throughout Latin America and more entering the pipeline every day, that creates a great need for us to continue our efforts--not only for the communities we will serve, but for our hotel employees to be able to give back as well," added Luna. "We are thrilled with the success of Dia Hampton Con La Comunidad and look forward to many goodwill opportunities for our hotels to participate in for years to come." Participating Hampton Hotels: --Hampton Inn Ciudad Juarez, Mexico --Hampton Inn Chihuahua, Mexico --Hampton Inn Monterrey -Galerias Obispado, Mexico --Hampton Inn & Suites Monterrey - North, Mexico --Hampton Inn Monterrey Mexico Airport --Hampton Inn Saltillo Airport, Mexico --Hampton Inn Tampico, Mexico --Hampton Inn Torreon - Aeropuerto Galerias, Mexico --Hampton Inn & Suites San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. - Airport, Costa Rica --Hampton Inn Guayaquil - Downtown, Ecuador Local Orphanages visited: --Centro Educativo del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
--The Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. in Tampico, Tamaulipas --Casa Hogar de Ninas in Chihuahua, Chihuahua
--Santa Clara Orphanage in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua --La Casa del Nino in Torreon, Coahuila --The Salvation Army in Saltillo, Coahuila --Manos Abiertas Foundation in San Jose, Costa Rica --Foundation for the Adoption of our Fanin Children in Guayaquil, Ecuador About Hampton Hotels Hampton, which includes Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, is a mid-priced leader in the lodging segment. Hampton is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. , a leading global hospitality company with nearly 2,800 hotels and 475,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, including 150,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton(R), Conrad(R), Coral by Hilton Coral by Hilton was a chain of four all-inclusive resorts across the Dominican Republic, that were owned by the Hilton Hotels Corporation. Coral Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Hotels Corporation announced on October 31 2006 the joint decision to dissolve their agreement to (R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels Embassy Suites Hotels is a chain of hotels, which specializes in suite-style rooms that is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Embassy Suites is an upscale chain of all-suite hotels. All guest rooms of this chain feature a separate living area as well as a sleeping area. (R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. (R), Hilton Grand Vacations(TM), Homewood Suites by Hilton(R), Scandic scan·di·um n. Symbol Sc A silvery-white metallic element found in various rare minerals and separated as a byproduct in the processing of certain uranium ores. and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection(TM). For more information, please visit www.hiltonworldwide.com. Note: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities law, including statements concerning business strategies and their intended results, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the effects of economic conditions; supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry, relationships with clients and property owners; the impact of government regulations; and the availability of capital to finance growth, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein. |
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