see hilton worldwide . for other uses see hampton inn disambiguation . hampton by hilton type franchise industry hospitality founded 1984 ; 32 years ago 1984 as hampton inn founder promus hotel corporation headquarters memphis tennessee u.s. number of locations 2 000 hotels area served united states canada united kingdom and latin america parent hilton worldwide website www.hampton.com hampton by hilton formerly known as hampton inn is a brand of hotels trademarked by hilton worldwide . 1 the hampton hotel brand is a chain of moderately priced midscale hotels with limited food and beverage facilities . most hampton hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees though a few are owned and or managed by hilton worldwide . hampton by hilton is one of the largest hotel franchises in the u.s. which . the hampton franchise includes more than 2 000 hotels throughout the u.s. and 16 other countries . 2 contents 1 history 2 locations 3 references 4 external links history edit originally the hotel chain was founded in 1984 as hampton inn a budget hotel by the holiday corporation . 3 the first hotel was a two story exterior entrance building with 128 guest rooms located in memphis tennessee . in late 1989 after some financial difficulties holiday corporation prepared to sell its hallmark holiday inn hotels and started the holding company promus hotel corporation which included hampton inn embassy suites and homewood suites . with this change promus re invested in the hampton inn brand and began its change from a budget hotel to a middle market hotel to compete with their freshly sold former brand . the hotel chain was the first of the mid price hotels to offer free continental breakfast 4 and the first to introduce the 100 percent satisfaction guarantee . 5 by 1990 the hampton inn chain included over 220 properties with more than 27 000 rooms . 6 hampton inn and suites was introduced in 1995 which featured two room suite style hotel rooms complete with living room and kitchen areas . 4 in 1999 the promus hotel corporation was bought by hilton worldwide for 3.7 billion . in 2004 as part of the 100 million make it hampton initiative 7 hampton began upgrading its hotels including the production of an alarm clock which featured an easy to set alarm and an mp3 player hook up . 8 other changes made during the upgrade were the switch to white bedding 9 adding hot food items to continental breakfast options and free high speed internet to rooms . 7 in 2012 under the perfect mix initiative the company completed upgrades to the lobbies of its hotels adding more social space . hampton continued to renovate its spaces with a campaign introduced in 2013 directed towards younger clientele that included in room mini fridges new bedside tables with power access updated bathrooms and updated hotel exteriors . 9 hampton by hilton has been ranked in the top 5 in entrepreneur s franchise 500 from 2010 2015 . 4 locations edit hampton by hilton liverpool at the john lennon airport in liverpool hampton by hilton includes over 2 000 hotels in 17 countries around the world . an overwhelming majority of hampton s properties are located in the united states with more than 1 900 hotels . hilton owns the shady grove memphis tennessee hampton hotel and manages 64 other hampton hotels . 2 the rest of the hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees . the brand s first international location opened in niagara falls ontario in 1993 . hampton operates more than 65 locations in the americas outside the u.s. 2 starting in may 2007 the brand began to operate as hampton by hilton exclusively abroad at its locations in canada and latin america . 10 in 2009 the first hampton by hilton signage was put in place in the united kingdom with the opening of the brand s first european location . 11 the brand continued to operate internationally as hampton by hilton until 2015 when hilton worldwide announced that the official brand names of embassy suites and hampton would include by hilton at all of their locations . 1 in october 2014 the hampton by hilton brand launched in china through a licensing agreement with plateno hotels group . the first of 400 chinese hampton hotels opened in 2015 . 12 a similar agreement with the wasl asset management group will bring hampton by hilton to dubai . 13 references edit a b danny king may 18 2015 . hilton promotes ties to embassy suites hampton . travel weekly . retrieved october 5 2015 . a b c hilton worldwide annual report pdf . hilton worldwide . 2014 . retrieved 5 october 2015 . promus companies inc. history . funding universe . international directory of company histories . retrieved 5 october 2015 . a b c hampton by hilton . entrepreneur . retrieved 5 october 2015 . history of lodging . american hotel and lodging association . retrieved 5 october 2015 . jakle john a. ; sculle keith a. ; rogers jefferson s. 1 april 2002 . the motel in america . jhu press . isbn 9780801869181 . a b michael milligan 24 february 2004 . hampton inn rolls out make it hampton plan . travel weekly . retrieved 5 october 2015 . jason daley 12 december 2010 . why hampton hotels ranks no. 1 on the franchise 500 list . entrepreneur . retrieved 5 october 2015 . a b jeff higley 21 october 2013 . hampton targets younger guests older hotels . hotel news now . retrieved 5 october 2015 . hampton quick facts . hilton worldwide . retrieved 5 october 2015 . hampton opens its first hotel in europe . hotel news . 3 march 2009 . retrieved 5 october 2015 . james ruggia 18 december 2014 . hampton by hilton to enter china in a big way . travel pulse . retrieved 5 october 2015 . parinaaz navdar 22 april 2015 . hampton by hilton to make gcc debut in dubai . hotelier middle east . retrieved 5 october 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to hampton by hilton . hampton by hilton web site hampton global media center v t e hilton worldwide luxury conrad hotels & resorts curio collection waldorf 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