Embassy Suites announced largest development pipeline in history

The upscale, all-suite brand of the Hilton portfolio has 192 hotels under franchise in operation and announced the strongest pipeline ever in the 24-year history of the company, with 62 franchised hotels scheduled to open in the next three years. Many of these property will demonstrate the Design Option III prototype. It allows developers to build an Embassy Suites on less land, with more efficient use of space and lower construction costs. The .rst of its kind will open in November 2008 in Mississippi State. Jim Holthouser, senior vice president, brand management, expresses even larger ambitions. “We are well on our way to exceeding our goal of 300 hotels open, under construction or in the pipeline by 2010.” Embassy Suites Hotels is fueling development, through a combination of new builds, conversions, and mixed use properties in the States and is also expanding its growth in Latin America.The upscale, all-suite brand of the Hilton portfolio has 192 hotels under franchise in operation and announced the strongest pipeline ever in the 24-year history of the company, with 62 franchised hotels scheduled to open in the next three years. Many of these property will demonstrate the Design Option III prototype. It allows developers to build an Embassy Suites on less land, with more efficient use of space and lower construction costs. The .rst of its kind will open in November 2008 in Mississippi State. Jim Holthouser, senior vice president, brand management, expresses even larger ambitions. “We are well on our way to exceeding our goal of 300 hotels open, under construction or in the pipeline by 2010.” Embassy Suites Hotels is fueling development, through a combination of new builds, conversions, and mixed use properties in the States and is also expanding its growth in Latin America.