CALGARY — Hilton Worldwide has ambitious plans here and will open three prominent Hilton branded properties, including Alberta’s first full service Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre.

The Calgary Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, developed by Prestige Hospitality Group and managed by Hilton Worldwide, will include: a 135-room Hampton Inn, opening November 2013; a 122-room Homewood Suites, opening Spring 2014; a 266-room Hilton Hotel, opening in 2016; and
a 30,000-square-foot Conference Centre, also opening in 2016.

Tourism figures show that in 2012, visitors from more than 60 countries and five continents visited Calgary including tens of thousands of conference delegates.

With more than 13.5 million passengers in 2012, the Calgary International Airport is undergoing a multi-billion dollar development to meet the growing numbers. That includes Canada’s longest runway at 14,000 feet and a new international terminal.