Best Hotel Chain in Eastern Europe

Prague, December 28, 2009 – For the fourth consecutive year, Business Traveler readers voted Hilton Hotels “Best Hotel Chain in Eastern Europe”. The Hilton brand also took “Best Hotel Web Site” for Hilton.com in the 2009 Reader´s Choice Best in Business Travel Awards.

“The fact that business travelers select Hilton as the best hotel brand in multiple surveys year after year is a tremendous honor,” said Dave Horton, Global Head – Hilton Hotels. “We are particularly proud that the growth of our brand in Eastern Europe continues to make Hilton the top choice of travelers in the region as we work to provide exceptional business and leisure travel experiences for our guests worldwide.”

The official Hilton Hotels web site, Hilton.com was selected “Best Hotel Web Site” by Business Traveler readers. Hilton entered the online space with its first web site in 1995. The brand introduced a mobile version of its web site in 2007 and today Hilton.com attracts millions of unique users each month. In November, Hilton launched the most comprehensive iPhone application in the hotel industry, enabling users to check-in, make hotel reservations, review their HHonors account balance, book HHonors reward stays and order Hilton Requests Upon Arrival amenities.

Hilton Hotels´ Eastern European portfolio consists of Hilton Sofia, Bulgaria; Hilton Prague and Hilton Prague Old Town, Czech Republic; Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik, Croatia; Hilton Budapest and Hilton Budapest WestEnd, Hungary; Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre, Poland; Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest, and Hilton Sibiu, Romania and Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya, Russia.