Events change, and events have changed a lot in the last couple of weeks, |
For the first time in 40 years, we can reunite these two companies and truly be an international company. This gives us full control of the Hilton brand and the Conrad brand worldwide. |
He is a terrific guy. It is easy to be friendly with him. |
One of their fundamental strategies was the same as ours - to move into businesses that were fee-driven and not so capital-intensive, and that is managing hotels instead of owning them. |
There are a lot of bargains out there, ... Every acquisition you make is accretive to earnings. It's a real value creator. |
This has been an enormously difficult period for America and for the travel industry. But the trends we have seen since mid-September are validating our philosophy of managing for a recovery, ... We will see steady improvement in 2002. |
This transaction represents the final and logical step in a process that began in 1997 with the signing of our strategic alliance and is a unique opportunity to once again position [Hilton] as a global lodging-industry leader for the first time in more than 40 years. |
This transaction represents the final and logical step in a process that began in 1997 with the signing of our strategic alliance and is a unique opportunity to once again position HHC as a global lodging industry leader for the first time in more than 40 years. |
This transaction represents the final and logical step in a process that began in 1997 with the signing of our strategic alliance, and is a unique opportunity to once again position HHC as a global lodging industry leader for the first time in more than 40 years. |
We are pleased with the court's decision giving shareholders their rightful opportunity to control the fate of their company, |
We can now use our brands that we have spent so much time and money to develop in the U.S. to expand internationally. |
We don't intend to make any sort of counter-offer. |
We like to have an investment grade ... now one of our objectives is to grow income and pay down debt. |
We see very strong demand now. It's really good times for our business. From a hotel perspective it's boom times. |
We want to continue getting out of the real estate business and more into the fee business. |