Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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Hilton Hotels & Resorts[3] (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton.[4]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Hospitality |
Founded | May 31, 1919; 104 years ago (1919-05-31) (as Hilton Hotels) |
Founder | Conrad Nicholson Hilton |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 584 hotels (December 31, 2019)[1][2] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Brian Roger Belanger, CPO |
Parent | Hilton Worldwide |
Website | hilton.com |
The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton. As of December 30, 2019, 584 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties with 216,379 rooms in 94 countries and territories are located across six continents.[1][5] This includes 61 properties that are owned or leased with 219,264 rooms, 272 that are managed with 119,612 rooms, and 251 that are franchised with 77,451 rooms.[1] In 2020, Fortune magazine ranked Hilton Hotels & Resorts at number one on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction.[6]