Oct. 6, 2004 - Kelly Nestlen, assistant director of sales at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Road, refers to the $7 million in improvements made to the resort since Hilton took over on Christmas Eve 2002 as the reinforcement of "elegance without intimidation."

The Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, set along the beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains, is Tucson’s largest and most popular golf resort, offering 45 holes of championship golf on three pristine courses.

The annual lighting of the holiday tree at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort is set for Sunday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

An annual tree-lighting ceremony is planned for the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort this Sunday, Dec. 7.

As the fire on Mount Lemmon raged through the tiny mountaintop hamlets of Summerhaven and Loma Linda last week, the Northwest community below readily opened its arms and hearts to the displaced.

Ownership of Oro Valley's top employer changed hands recently with the purchase of the 428-room Sheraton El Conquistador Resort and Country Club by a newly formed partnership of Hilton Hotels Corp. and CNL Hospitality Corp. as part of a $121 million two-hotel purchase.

More than just a relaxing getaway, the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort offers families a fun, educational experience with their summer Edu-tainment program. Everyone in the family will find something to enjoy while at the resort. Kicking off May 24 and running through Sept. 2, these exciting and enlightening activities will create lasting memories for the whole family. Some of the offerings this year include previous family favorites Mad Scientist workshops, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum creature experience, poolside Dive-in movies and stargazing, as well as several new additions including poolside yoga, solar tours, golf clinics, and cooking classes with the resort’s renowned culinary team.

More than just a relaxing getaway, the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort offers families a fun, educational experience with their summer Edu-tainment program. Everyone in the family will find something to enjoy while at the resort. Kicking off May 24 and running through September 2, 2013 – these exciting and enlightening activities will create lasting memories for the whole family. Some of the offerings this year include previous family favorites Mad Scientist workshops, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum creature experience, poolside Dive-in movies and stargazing, as well as several new additions including poolside yoga, solar tours, golf clinics, and cooking classes with the resort’s renowned culinary team.

El Conquistador Golf Club at the award-winning Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort has a reputation in Tucson for providing fun, scenic golf in a resort setting. Opened in the early 1980’s, the club has filled a niche in Oro Valley providing all the amenities for an active lifestyle, including golf, tennis, two pools, and expansive health club facility and several dining options. The Club has recently invested nearly $3 million to enhance its two golf courses – The Conquistador Course and The Cañada Course. 

As the Southwest enters into the monsoon season, the humidity level rises, making for some wonderfully colored clouds in the western sky when the sun sets. Here, palm trees in front of the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador are silhouetted against the late afternoon skies last Thursday.

Kerry Veith, from Pittsburgh, Pa., takes a bike for a spin around a conference room at the Hilton El Conquistador after he and his team put it together for charity last week. During Sunquest Information Systems' 29th annual conference, teams competed by putting together children's bikes for kids at the Boys and Girls Club and Casa de los Niños.