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Hilton signs National Football Centre deal
Hilton Worldwide has secured a dual-brand agreement with the Football Association (FA) to open two hotels at the new National Football Centre in Staffordshire.
A new 142-room Hilton Hotels and Resorts property and an 86-room Hampton by Hilton hotel will be included in the 330-acre (134-hectare) St George's Park development. Both hotels are due to open in summer 2012 and expands Hilton Worldwide's presence at UK sporting venues, with Hilton Wembley also due to open next year.
The Hilton Hotels and Resorts property will include a 1,300sq ft (121sq m) spa and health club facilities, as well as a main restaurant; a fine dining restaurant; and conference areas. Meanwhile, the Hampton by Hilton site will incorporate the signature brand features of the hotel group's economy brand.
Hilton Worldwide senior vice president, development, Europe and Africa, Patrick Fitzgibbon said: "As well as being located at the new home of grassroots football in England, the hotels, each of which will maintain their own distinct personalities." Image (from left): Gareth Southgate (FA head of elite development); Nick Smart (vice president development, UK and Ireland, Hilton Worldwide); Michael Johnson (adviser to the FA); and Sir Trevor Brooking (FA director of football development)
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