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Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement which will see it bring its Hampton by Hilton brand to Stansted Airport.
The agreement has been signed with developers Urban&Civic, who secured planning permission to build a new £45m hotel next to the terminal of the airport.
It follows the acquisition of a two-acre site from MAG Property, the property and development division of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) – the owners of Stansted Airport.
The hotel – part of MAG’s £260m investment plan to attract more passengers, airlines and long-haul services to Stansted – is expected to open with direct terminal access in summer 2017.
With 357 bedrooms, the property will be the largest Hampton by Hilton in Europe.
Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president of development at Hilton, said: “The introduction of Hampton by Hilton to London Stansted Airport is consistent with our strategy of developing focused service properties sufficiently close to the airport that guests can access the terminal without a shuttle bus.
“This strategy has proven successful for our hotels in a number of locations, including properties at airports in Gatwick, Exeter and Liverpool, and is integral to our developments in Bristol airport and here in Stansted.”
