Stephen Bollenbach Quotes (11 Quotes)

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 want to continue getting out of the real estate business and more into the fee business.

We like to have an investment grade ... now one of our objectives is to grow income and pay down debt.

We've been working on this deal one way or another for the past 10 years.

We see very strong demand now. It's really good times for our business. From a hotel perspective it's boom times.

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.

There are a lot of bargains out there, ... Every acquisition you make is accretive to earnings. It's a real value creator.

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.

We are pleased with the court's decision giving shareholders their rightful opportunity to control the fate of their company,

We don't intend to make any sort of counter-offer.

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.