Iconic Hampton® Brand Achieves 1,500 Hotels Milestone

ICONIC HAMPTON® BRAND ACHIEVES 1,500 HOTELS MILESTONE

Hampton (www.hampton.com), the international brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today set a new "personal best" record with the opening of its 1,500th hotel, the Hampton Inn & Suites I-25 South Colorado Springs in Colorado. To mark the occasion, the brand announced plans to donate at least 150 bicycles to the Boys & Girls Club of the Pike Peak Region. Hampton is an official sponsor of USA Cycling. Colorado Springs-based Chartwell Hospitality owns and manages the hotel.

As part of the event, officials from Hampton, USA Cycling and Chartwell staged a bicycle race in the hotel's parking lot, culminating in the breaking of a Hampton banner at the finish line. Company representatives and local officials attending the event included Steve Johnson, CEO, USA Cycling, Don Jenkins, Chartwell's regional manager for the hotel, and Judy Christa-Cathey, vice president, Hampton brand marketing.

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