Hilton Hotels

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 Hotel s.

The Hilton brand was re-united globally after more than 40 years in February 2006, when U.S.-based Hilton Hotels Corporation purchased the lodging arm of U.K.-based Hilton Group PLC, which had owned Hilton's international operations since the 1960s.

Since its founding in 1919, Hilton Hotels has grown to become the America's first coast-to-coast hotel chain, placing special emphasis on business travel, but owning and operating a number of resorts and leisure-oriented hotels as well.

The chain has grown to 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 .

NOTABLE HOTELS

TRIVIA

The Hilton Craigendarroch in Ballater , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom , is the smallest hotel in the worldwide chain. It has 45 bedrooms.

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 became the first International hotel chain with the opening of the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico .

The Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston, Texas, is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center while the hotel building is owned by the City of Houston. HHC was granted the naming rights of the facility in late 2003.

In the , 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.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Hilton Hotel web site

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