Hilton Worldwide

Hilton's Story

Hilton’s history goes as far back as 1919, when founder Conrad Hilton purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas. A few years later, he bought the first hotel to bear his name, the Dallas Hilton, and declared his intention to make it the best hotel in Texas. 

In 1946, Hilton Hotels Corporation was formed. A year later, the Roosevelt Hilton in New York City was the first hotel in the world to install televisions in guestrooms. 

Over the coming decades, the company purchased various existing brands and launched a fleet of new brands, including buying the iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York in 1949 and opening the first DoubleTree hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1969. 

In 1963, Hilton opened its first hotels in Asia, the Hong Kong Hilton in China and the Tokyo Hilton in Japan. The 1980s saw the launch of Conrad Hotels, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inns, and Homewood Suites, as well as the debut of the Hilton Honors guest loyalty program.

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From its headquarters in McLean, Virginia, Hilton operates 7,295 properties, more than one million rooms, and 22 brands across 123 countries. Hilton brands are well known for providing special touches to the guest experience, like warm chocolate chip cookies at check-in at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels and complimentary hot breakfast at Hampton by Hilton Hotels.

In 2022, Hilton Worldwide Holdings’ annual revenue was 8.77 billion USD, a 51.57% increase from 2021. At the end of 2022, the company had 416,400 rooms in its development pipeline and had surpassed 150 million Hilton Honors members.