Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hilton is the flagship brand of Hilton Hotels Corporation and is based in Beverly Hills, California. It is one of the world's largest chains of hotels.
The Hilton brand was re-united internationally after more than 40 years in February 2006, when United States-based Hilton Hotels Corporation purchased the lodging arm of United Kingdom-based Hilton Group PLC, which had acquired Hilton's international operations in 1987 (the companies had been severed originally in 1966).
Hilton Hotels became America's first coast-to-coast hotel chain. The company places markting emphasis on business travel, but owns and operates a number of resorts and leisure-oriented hotels as well.
The chain has over 500 Hilton branded hotels across the world and has partnerships with many airline and car rental companies.
History
Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. Hilton bought his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in 1919 in Cisco, Texas.
In 1930, Conrad Hilton opened his first high-rise Hilton hotel in El Paso, Texas, the now Plaza Hotel.
Hilton became the first international hotel chain with the opening of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their first Bed-In for Peace between March 25 and March 31 1969 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Room 902. This room has become a popular tourist destination.
Hilton Hotels owns and manages several other hotel brands, catering to both business and leisure travel. These brands are Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, and Homewood Suites by Hilton.
HHC was granted the naming rights to the George R. Brown Convention Center in late 2003. The Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston, Texas, is connected to the convention center.
Film history
- In the 1989 six-part Australian mini-series Bangkok Hilton, the title is the nickname of the Bangkok prison in which the protagonist is incarcerated on drug offences. There are actually three hotels in Bangkok, Thailand currently affiliated with the Hilton Hotels Corporation: Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Conrad Bangkok and Conrad Residences. Hilton International Bangkok, opened in 1983, now belongs to Raffles International and is known as Nai Lert Park Bangkok. Though the Bangkok Hilton nickname was a fictional invention of the miniseries, since that time the nickname is frequently cited by the Australian media to refer to whichever Thai prison they happen to be discussing.
Notable hotels
Europe
France
Greece
Romania
United Kingdom
- Hilton London Paddington, London, England
- The London Hilton on Park Lane, London, England
- Waldorf Hilton, London, England
- Hilton Tower, Manchester, England
- Hilton Craigendarroch in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, is the smallest hotel in the worldwide chain. It has only 45 bedrooms, though has extensive leisure and timeshare lodge facilities.
- Hilton Hotel, York, England
Italy
North America
Canada
Quebec
United States
California
Hawaii
Illinois
Nevada
New York
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Australia and the Pacific islands
Australia
- Hilton On The Park, Melbourne, Australia
- Hilton Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Hilton Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
New Zealand
Asia
India
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