Cairo, Egypt - 13th September 2009: As part of the belief in the prominent role played by the press in supporting tourism, Conrad & Hilton Egypt organized their annual Media Event on Monday 7th September to honor the press at Jayda Lounge in Conrad Cairo. The event was attended by more than 150 of the elite members of the media and key figures from the local press.

The event was hosted by Jean-Paul Herzog President Hilton Hotels Middle East and Africa, Mahmoud Mokhtar Country Manager, Operations Hilton & Conrad Hotels - Egypt, Azza Serry  Senior Director of Business Development, Hilton Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon & Africa, Noha Bassily Director Corporate Communications Hilton Egypt, in addition to Hilton & Conrad Egypt's GMs & top executives.

Jean Paul expressed his thanks and gratitude to the attendees and praised the effective role played by the media in promoting Hilton Family in Egypt.

"Strong ties should always exist between the media and the hospitality industry professionals. Hilton & Conrad Egypt are the best example of this strong relation, as they are always keen in working side by side with the media towards promoting the hospitality and tourism sector in general, and for their hotels in particular through all possible projects and strategies" commented Mahmoud Mokhtar.

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Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company based in McLean VA, with more than 3,300 hotels and 550,000 rooms in 77 countries and more than 130,000 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, the Waldorf Astoria and the Waldorf Astoria Collection, as well as the recently launched Home2 Suites by Hilton.  The company also manages the world-class guest reward programme Hilton HHonors®.

The company currently operates 42 hotels in the Middle East & Africa - 16 hotels in Egypt, nine hotels in the UAE, six in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait, plus another nine hotels in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Hilton Hotels has a signed development pipeline of an additional 21 properties across Middle East & Africa in the U.A.E, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Cape Verde, and Tanzania.

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 and our pipeline, please visit www.hiltonfamily.com and www.hiltondevelopment.com

The Hilton Reservations and Customer Care telephone numbers in the Middle East are as follows:

UAE                    - 8000 20000 11                  Qatar                     - 8000 20 222
KSA                    - 800 82000 10                    Egypt                     - 19009
Bahrain                  - 8000 4058                         Jordan                   - 00202 25805927
Kuwait               - 222 56 200                        Lebanon                 - 00202 25805928
Oman                    - 800 78 788                        Syria                     - 00202 25805926

For further information please contact:
Noha Bassily
Director, Corporate Communications
Hilton Hotels, Egypt
Tel.: +202 25946933
Fax: +202 25946922
Mobile: +20 106001497
Email: noha.bassily@hilton.com
www.hilton.com

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