Hilton Hotels Corporation announced today that, upon scheduled completion in 2008, the Hilton San Diego Convention Center will be the home of San Diego's first FOX Sports Grill. This upscale restaurant concept will offer contemporary American cuisine in a comfortable, social atmosphere with uncompromised sports and entertainment viewing. The 30-story, 1,190-room Hilton San Diego Convention Center is currently under construction on the edge of San Diego Bay and will connect with the San Diego Convention Center. The hotel broke ground in January 2007 and is expected to open in late 2008.

?The announcement of a FOX Sports Grill at the Hilton San Diego Convention Center is yet another boost for this exciting San Diego development project,? said Ernest Wooden, executive vice president, Brand Management, Hilton Hotels Corporation. ?FOX Sports Grill's commitment to a high level of quality and an outstanding guest experience makes it an excellent partner for the Hilton Family of Hotels.?

"FOX Sports Grill is thrilled to be part of the new Hilton San Diego Convention Center," said Bill Freeman, president and CEO, FOX Sports Grill. "San Diego has a great reputation for both enthusiastic sports fans and top-notch dining, which makes it an ideal location for us. We're looking forward to working with Hilton in this new development and to bringing San Diego our unique brand of freshly prepared dining in an upscale, fun environment.?

At FOX Sports Grill, sports aficionados and casual fans alike will find unobstructed sight lines in the state-of-the-art, high definition viewing environment, where multiple plasma and large-scale projection screens broadcast a range of sports and entertainment programming daily. FOX Sports Grill currently operates eight restaurants in six states. Each restaurant features an extensive menu of contemporary American cuisine highlighted with signature favorites. Every item served, from salad dressings to desserts, is prepared daily from scratch using only the freshest ingredients. An extensive bar and specialty drink menu complements the offerings.

?FOX Sports Grill has set itself apart from other sports-themed restaurants through its outstanding level of food quality and service, in combination with an upscale yet comfortable atmosphere,? said Alexander Mirza, senior vice president, Corporate Development, Hilton Hotels Corporation. ?Our partnership with FOX Sports Grill is consistent with our overall direction to license and lease restaurants to proven third party operators who bring energy and prestige to our hotels' dining offerings.?

?We are excited about this affiliation between the FOX Sports brand and the Hilton Family of Hotels, and we hope this is just the first of several new FOX Sports Grill locations in Hilton Family properties,? said Gary Ehrlich, Executive Vice President, FOX Sports Enterprises.

Hilton Hotels Corporation and its owners plan to build or re-concept nearly all existing casual restaurants in company owned and managed North American full service hotels by 2009. Hilton recently announced a partnership with noted restaurateur Donna Scala to develop the Urban Tavern at the landmark Hilton San Francisco. Set to begin construction in August 2007, the Urban Tavern will be a warm and inviting gathering place to meet, drink and dine. The restaurant is expected to open in the first quarter of 2008.

About Hilton Hotels Corporation

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is the leading global hospitality company with more than 2,800 hotels and 480,000 rooms in 76 countries and territories, including 100,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded brands, including Hilton®, Conrad®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations?, Homewood Suites by Hilton® and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection®.

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About FOX Sports Grill

FOX Sports Grill has eight locations including: Scottsdale, AZ in the Promenade; Irvine, CA in the Spectrum Center; Seattle, WA in downtown Seattle; West Nyack, NY in the Palisades Center; Houston, TX in the Galleria; Plano, TX in the Shops at Legacy and the newest location in Glendale, AZ in the Westgate City Center. Future locations in San Diego, CA and Charlotte, NC locations are scheduled to open in 2008.

FOX Sports Grill has received numerous awards including; 2006 ?Best New Sports Restaurant? for Dallas, TX; 2005 Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator, 2005 ?Best New Sports Restaurant? from Creative Loafing in Atlanta, GA; Readers Pick for Best New Restaurant 2005 by the Houston Chronicle; 2004 Hot Concepts! Award from Nation's Restaurant News; National Trendsetter and Top 100 Bars from Nightclub & Bar Magazine and others.

For more information about FOX Sports Grill, please go to www.foxsportsgrill.com.

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