New Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence To Open in September 2007

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - November 13, 2006 - Hilton Hotels today announced the signing of its newest property, the Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), set to open in September 2007. The property is Hilton's first residential offering in Dubai, and builds on the leading hotel brand's 14 established properties in the Arabian Peninsula.

The Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence is owned by A.A Almoosa Enterprises, and is managed by Hilton International.

"Dubai is undoubtedly the region's most thriving leisure destination and a global hot spot. We are thrilled to introduce our first residential venture in this cosmopolitan city," said Ian Carter, Chief Executive International Operations, Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) and Executive Vice President, HHC. "Located just minutes away from the golden sandy beaches of the Dubai Jumeirah strip, and offering a complete lifestyle experience away from home, the Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence will become a premier place to stay for leisure and business travellers." 

Linked with a bridge to Hilton's existing Dubai beach property, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort, the new Residence is part of the exclusive Jumeirah Beach Residence complex, the world's largest single phase project of its kind.

Nestled in the heart of what is now dubbed New Dubai, the complex is a vision of architectural excellence.

"The signing of this new Residence property further strengthens our existing partnership with Hilton, and we are delighted to continue working together. Hilton brings tremendous management expertise, and we are confident this development will be a huge success," said Abdulla Almoosa, Chairman of A.A Almoosa Enterprises.

The 44-storey Hilton Jumeirah Beach Residence tower reflects a fusion of Arabesque and Mediterranean design elements, resulting in a truly eye-catching landmark overlooking the coastline.

The Residence will open with 371 guest rooms and apartments, each complementing different guests' needs. Apartment types range from one-bedroom right through to four-bedroom, including five loft and two penthouse apartments.

Dining facilities include an all-day restaurant, a speciality cuisine restaurant as well as a bar. To complete the residential experience, the complex also offers a health club, swimming pool and garage parking.

The Residence will complement Hilton's two existing properties in Dubai, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort and Hilton Dubai Creek, in addition to the Hilton Jumeirah Beach Club opening in 2008.

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Note to Editors:
Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 495,000 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 highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations, Homewood Suites by Hilton , Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection.

The company currently operates 31 hotels in the Middle East - 17 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the UAE, four in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait. Hilton's heritage in the Arabian Peninsula stretches back over 30 years, when it became the first international hotel brand to open a property in the UAE - the Hilton Al Ain in 1972.

The 46-suite Qasr al Sharq, or 'Palace of the Orient' became Hilton's first palace property when it opened earlier this year. Later this year will also see the opening of the first phase of a Worldwide Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

New Hilton properties are also under development in Doha marking the company's first foray into Qatar, and the Arabian Peninsula's first Conrad hotel in Dubai, in addition to a beach club, also in Dubai.

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 ten brands in the Hilton Family of Hotels, and is the inspiration for its overarching message of kindness and generosity (www.behospitable.com)

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The Hilton Reservations and Customer Care telephone numbers in the Middle East are as follows:
UAE               - 8000 20000 11                Qatar                - 800 97103
KSA               - 800 82000 10                 Egypt                - 19009
Bahrain          - 8000 4058                     Jordan               - 00 202 5805927
Kuwait           - 371 1434                       Lebanon            - 00 202 5805928
Oman               - 800 788788                   Syria                 - 00 202 5805926

Hilton International Arabian Peninsula Press Office
Rami Halawani/ Anoushka Misra
ASDA'A Public Relations
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Tel: 971-4-3344550
Fax: 971-4-3344556
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