Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) has announced six new hotel deals in Europe as is part of plans to open 49 properties by 2011 and 150 new European hotels over the next 10 years.

The deals include four new mid-market Hilton Garden Inn hotels in Turkey, a Doubletree by Hilton conversion project in Italy and a Hilton hotel in Poland with a large spa.

HHC has signed a management agreement with developer Wings Properties for the 225-room Hilton Wroclaw, Poland, which is expected to open at the end of 2011, and will be the fifth Hilton hotel in the country. The property will include a 9,149sq ft (850sq m) wellness centre and spa.

The company is also developing two Hilton Garden Inn properties in the country, in Rzeszow and Warsaw, which are expected to open in 2009.

In Italy, the group will launch its second Doubletree by Hilton branded hotel by 2010 at the Acaya Golf Resort near Lecce. Previously known as the Acaya Golf Hotel & Resort, the 96-bedroom property will be converted as part of a franchise agreement with Acaya Spa. Details: hilton.com