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The complicated history of Hampton Inn chain (i.e. Hampton by Hilton?) --current article confused me, history Im finding is even more confusing:


 * founded in 1984 as Hampton Inn, a budget hotel by the Holiday Corporation
 * first Hampton Inn opened in Memphis in the summer of 1984
 * In 1999, the Promus Hotel Corporation was bought by Hilton Worldwide for $3.7 billion dollars.
 * In early 2004, Hampton kicked off a brand-wide $100 million renovation entitled "Make it Hampton"
 * As of October 2011, the chain comprises more than 1,800 hotels.

Originally, the hotel was founded in 1984 as Hampton Inn, a budget hotel by the Holiday Corporation. The first hotel was a two-story, exterior-entrance building with 128 guest rooms located in Memphis, Tennessee. After some financial difficulties, in late 1989 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. By 1990, the Hampton Inn chain included over 220 properties with more than 27,000 rooms. Hampton Inn and Suites was introduced in 1995, which featured two-room suite style hotel rooms complete with living room and kitchen areas. In 1999, the Promus Hotel Corporation was bought by Hilton Worldwide for $3.7 billion dollars.

2,000 hotels in 17 countries, mostly in United States. The first international location opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1993. The brand launched in China through a licensing agreement with Plateno Hotels Group.