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Hilton Hotels
Signs Agreement to Manage Second Hotel in Jordan
The Hilton Aqaba to Open in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone
Authority at Tala Bay Resort in 2010
Business Wire
CAIRO, Egypt--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The international arm of Hilton
Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT)
has signed an agreement with
Aqaba Gate for Hotels and
Tourism Projects LLC to
manage the Hilton Aqaba. The
hotel will be part of a
landmark development in the
city of Aqaba, Jordan.
Due to open in the first
half of 2010, the Hilton
Aqaba will become the second
property managed by Hilton
in Jordan, and is a highly
anticipated addition to the
leading hotel brand's
portfolio of 33 established
properties in the Middle
East.
A signing ceremony held on
12 February 2007 was
attended by Chief
Commissioner of Aqaba
Special Economic Zone, His
Excellency Engineer Nader
Al-Dahabi; President of
Aqaba Gate for Hotels and
Tourism, Ziad Abujaber;
ASEZA Chief Commissioner,
Nader Dahabi; and Vice
President Operations, Hilton
Hotels - Egypt, Jordan &
Lebanon, Simon Hasdell.
Koos Klein, President,
Hilton Hotels Middle East
and Asia Pacific, commented
on the new development
milestone, "We are thrilled
to have signed our second
property in Jordan - a key
development market for us in
our global pipeline. The
addition of a second
property will strengthen
Hilton's market position in
the Middle East. Hilton
Aqaba will offer guests a
one-of-a-kind stay in an
exceptional resort
destination, where all their
needs will be met whether
it's business or leisure."
The hotel, located in the
Tala Bay Resort complex on
the Southern beach of the
City of Aqaba, will comprise
346 guest rooms,
restaurants, bars and
multi-purpose function,
meeting and conference
rooms, in addition to the
various recreational
facilities, including a
swimming pool, health club
and gym.
The Tala Bay Resort complex
features several tourist
attractions, including the
Red Sea Beach, stretching
over two kilometers, a
30,000-square-meter yacht
harbor and a variety of
accommodation facilities,
hotels and recreational
activities, including a golf
court, beach club, water
garden, other support
services and shops.
"The Hilton Aqaba project is
our first project with
Hilton," said Ziad Abujaber,
President of Aqaba Gate for
Hotels and Tourism. "We are
delighted to join hands with
Hilton for this development,
which we foresee will be a
tremendous success, and look
forward to a fruitful and
longstanding relationship."
The property will complement
Jordan's existing Hilton
property under construction,
the 590-room Hilton Amman -
Jordan Gate (due to open
2009), located on a hill
west of central Amman, and
will occupy the highest
point in the city, making it
a new landmark, visible from
most parts of the capital.
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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
Contacts
Hilton Hotels - Egypt, Jordan & Lebanon
Rasha Azab
Regional Director of Marketing & PR
Mobile: + 2010 600 1626
Fax: + 202 579 9817
Rasha.Azab@hilton.com
http://www.hiltonworldwide.com
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