BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., January 31, 2006 – Hilton Hotels Corporation announced its top developers and hotels during its Focused Service Brand Conference for Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn® and Homewood Suites by Hilton® held in Orlando, Florida, January 17-18, 2006. The conference was attended by more than 1,100 guests, including owners, operators and Hilton corporate team members. Together, the brands recognized a multi-brand developer with a Developer of the Year award who made significant contributions to the Hilton Family of Hotels with the most number of project approvals in 2005. To be considered, all hotels in the candidates’ Hilton Family portfolio had to be rated high-quality and in good status, and could represent a combination of new projects, renovations and conversions. The 2005 Multi-Brand Developer of the Year accolade was awarded to Tom Hunt and Howard Porter of PHD Hotels, Inc. of Auburn, AL. The company’s recognized 2005 projects included Homewood Suites by Hilton – Huntsville, AL / Village of Providence and Hilton Garden Inn – Macon, GA / Mercer University. “We are pleased to present Howard Porter and Tom Hunt of The Hotel Group with the multi -brand Developer of the Year award,” said Bill Fortier, senior vice president – franchise development, Hilton Hotels Corporation. “The accolade represents our appreciation of their commitment to excellence to the Hilton Family of Hotels, from design state to post-opening.” PHD Hotels, Inc. (THG) is an independent hospitality management and development company headquartered in Auburn, Ala. THG currently has six Hilton Family properties in its portfolio, including the Hampton Inn -Tupelo in Tupelo, MS., and Hampton Inn- Troy in Troy, AL.; three Hilton Garden Inn hotels in Alabama, including the Hilton Garden Inn- Auburn; Hilton Garden Inn-Huntsville and Hilton Garden Inn-Montgomery; in addition to the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Montgomery, AL. THG also currently has two Hilton family projects under development including the Homewood Suites by Hilton – Huntsville, AL / Village of Providence and the Hilton Garden Inn-Macon, GA / Mercer University.

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