Doubletree to Open Full-service Hotel Near Mexico City Airport
To Debut in Q3, 2011; Represents Second Doubletree by Hilton Mexico Development Deal Signed This Year
October 7, 2010 - Hilton Worldwide announced the signing of a franchise license agreement today with Operadora de Hoteles y Restaurantes ITER, SA de CV to open a Doubletree by Hilton hotel near Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport. The Hotel ITER Internacional Aeropuerto Terminal 2 will reopen as the Doubletree by Hilton Mexico City Airport Area, and the brand's second hotel in the country in Q3 of 2011 upon the completion of a major renovation and refurbishment project. The Doubletree by Hilton, Mexico City Airport Area marks the brand's second hotel development deal signed in the country this year. The Doubletree by Hilton, Merida was announced earlier this year and is due to open in the spring of 2011.
Rob Palleschi, global head, Doubletree by Hilton, commented, “This latest Doubletree by Hilton development deal in Mexico City represents another positive step in our brand's rapid growth across Latin America and the Caribbean. The hotel will join a fine collection of Doubletree by Hilton airport hotels located at or near more than 40 of the world's gateway airports. With additional deals currently in active negotiation across Latin America, the potential benefits for owners and developers of current and new-build hotels to become affiliated with Hilton Worldwide and the Doubletree by Hilton brand are more exciting than ever.”
The Doubletree by Hilton, Mexico City Airport Area is located 10 minutes from Terminal 2 and 15 minutes from Terminal 1 and is opposite two of the most popular shopping malls in Mexico City - Parque Tezontle and Plaza Oriente. The upscale, full-service hotel will offer 96 deluxe guestrooms and suites, 700 m2 of superior conference and event facilities, a specialty restaurant & lobby bar, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, 24-hour room service and complimentary airport shuttle service.
With convenient access to the Agricola Oriental Metro station, the Doubletree by Hilton Mexico City Airport Area also is conveniently located five minutes from Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack and the Foro Sol and Palacio de los Deportes event venues. The Historic Center, the Pink Zone, the Cathedral, the World Trade Center and the Azteca Stadium are within 25 minutes of the hotel.
Doubletree by Hilton will introduce business travelers and tourists in Mexico to the brand's longstanding tradition of distinctively designed properties that reflect the destination and surrounding area. Some Doubletree by Hilton characteristic qualities include the warm worldwide welcome of the brand's legendary chocolate chip cookie to every guest at check-in, the rewards of the prestigious Hilton HHonors® loyalty program and a unique and caring commitment to the communities in which they operate. Doubletree by Hilton believes in a set of business values that make their hotels a desirable place for employees to work and a satisfying place for travelers to stay. Doubletree by Hilton is a proud member of the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels, with a fast-growing network of hotel and resorts that currently spans five continents. Five Latin American Doubletree by Hilton hotels currently welcome guests in Costa Rica (2), Peru (2) and Puerto Rico, with additional hotels under development in Panama and Mexico.
“This latest Mexico City hotel reinforces the continued growth of Hilton Worldwide in the region and the further business interest by hotel owners and developers of the upscale, full-service Doubletree by Hilton brand,” commented George Massa, senior director, franchise development - Latin America, Hilton Worldwide. “Our pace of growth in Latin America is certainly gaining momentum and we are delighted to build a presence for what we hope will be the first of many Doubletree by Hilton hotels throughout the Distrito Federal and across Mexico.”
Hilton Worldwide currently has a portfolio of 22 hotels and resorts open in Mexico across a number of brands including Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton. The company is actively pursuing additional growth opportunities in Mexico, with a Hilton Garden Inn property under development in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas and Doubletree by Hilton hotels under development in Merida and Mexico City.
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