| Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced a joint venture company with DLF and plans to develop 10 hotels in India , reports hotelmotels.com . The first stage of development will culminate in the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Saket, Delhi in 2008.
Ian Carter, executive vice president and CEO Hilton International Operations was in Delhi this week. "We are delighted with the substantial progress of our joint venture company with DLF in India . Having identified 20 key sites in India , we are moving quickly toward to realizing our goal of becoming a household name in India in the next 5 years, with the first 10 hotel projects underway. We are very confident in our partnership with DLF," he said in a statement.
The first 10 sites where the Hilton-DLF joint venture will open hotels are:
1. Hilton Garden Inn, Saket
2. Hilton Garden Inn Rohini, New Delhi
3. Hilton Garden Inn Mysore , Karnataka
4. Hilton Whitefield Bangalore
5. Hilton Kolkata
6. Hilton Garden Inn Bhubaneshwar
7. Homewood Suites Bhubaneshwar
8. Hilton Garden Inn Hyderabad
9. Homewood Suites Hyderabad
10. Hilton Goa Convention Centre
Following the acquisition of the hotels business of Hilton International plc by Hilton Hotels Corporation in February 2006, Hilton Hotels is now the largest international hotel chain worldwide, by profit. The Company is exporting successful US-grown Hilton Family of brands hotel products into the international markets, with the goal of offering customers a consistent choice and personalized service across almost all price points in strategic markets.
In line with this strategy, Hilton Hotels Corporation has recently named plans to open 1,000 hotels in the USA in the next 5 years and 1,000 hotels outside North America in the next 10 years.
Indian market is a key area of focus. The company aims to develop and own 50 to 75 hotels here over the next 5 to 7 years thorough its partnership with DLF, India 's largest developer.
The Hilton-DLF joint venture will focus on 3 Hilton Family brands, including the flagship Hilton, business brand, Hilton Garden Inn and long stay brand Homewood Suites.
In addition to Hilton Hotels' plans to open properties through its joint venture with DLF, the Company will manage 5 new properties scheduled to open in India in the next two years. This will include Shilim Retreat by Hilton, Hilton Bangalore, Hilton Residences Bangalore, Hilton Chennai and Hilton Hyderabad.
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