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With 499 hotels (147,667 rooms)
worldwide, Hilton has become a word synonymous with Hotel. Conrad Hilton purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas back in 1919. The first hotel to carry the Hilton name was built in Dallas in 1925. In 1943, Hilton became the first "coast-to-coast" hotel chain in the United States; and in 1949, open its first hotel outside the U.S. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hilton went on the New York Stock Exchange in 1946, and Conrad Hilton purchased the Waldorf Astoria in 1949.
Hilton has several world-renowned, marquee properties; some of which are Beverly Hilton, Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Hilton Athens, Hilton San Francisco, Hilton New York, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Paris Hilton, and others.
Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company; owning, managing and franchising hotels with several of the world's most recognized brand names, including Hilton, Hampton Inn, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Conrad International and Red Lion Hotels and Inns. |
