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Hilton Hotels Corporation is a leading hospitality company that owns, manages, and franchises over 2,000 hotels across the country. The company's international arm, Conrad Hotels, has locations in Australia, England, Ireland, Egypt, Belgium, Turkey, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Though publicly traded, the chain was for most of its history led by members of the Hilton family from 1919, when founder Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel. By the late 1940s, Hilton owned a worldwide chain of premium hotels. In the 1960s, Hilton sold its international operations and concentrated on management contracts and franchising. The company created innovative joint-venture arrangements that became standard industry practice.
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Founded in 1946 and based in Beverly Hills, CA, Hilton Hotels Corporation is one of the largest hoteliers in the US. The company owns, manages and develops hotels, resorts and timeshare properties and franchise lodging properties. These properties number over 2,300 and include such names as Doubletree, Embassy Suites, and Hampton Inn which serve the mid-market segment. Its Hilton and Conrad hotels serve a more upscale clientele and extended stay services are offered through Homewood Suites. The company has properties throughout North and South America as well as Europe and Asia. It is an employer of about 61,000 people and has revenue of $8.1 billion.
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LONDON AND BEVERLY HILLS Calif., October 11, 2007 - Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT), has today announced that it is set to open its first hotel in Azerbaijan through a management agreement with ISR Kapital Investments. Continue
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Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced that it has signed a management agreement with China Merchants Property Development Company Limited for the Conrad Beijing, one of Beijing's newest and most spectacular luxury hotel developments. Scheduled to be open at the end of 2010, the Conrad Beijing will join Conrad Hotels & Resorts as it expands its luxury portfolio in China. The Conrad Beijing will be located in the city's Central Business District, close to the newly built China Central TV Tower and near to renowned tourist attractions such as the World Heritage Site, the Forbidden City and historic landmark, Tiananmen Square. The hotel will ... be in close proximity to Wangfujing Street. The Conrad Beijing's ultra-contemporary design will complement its culturally rich setting. The hotel will feature 300 stylish guest rooms, a chic urban spa, state-of-the-art meeting facilities and recreational facilities.
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In a Q&A keynote session, Bruce Rosenberg, senior vice president of E-Business, Hilton Hotels Corporation, will discuss how Hilton Hotels, InternetWeek's 2001 E-business of the Year, has translated its Internet efforts into bottom-line results. Other prominent speakers at the conference include Sean Magee, CIO, Lanier Worldwide, and Tom Mangan, head of CIO Advisory Practice, Andersen, who will lead a case study session on how Lanier Worldwide worked with Andersen to measure its returns on e-business investments. Stan Lepeak, senior vice president and chief research officer, Ajunto, Inc., Vernon Keenan, Internet analyst, Keenan Vision Inc., and Guy Abramo, CIO, Ingram Micro... will participate in panel discussions. IT and corporate managers interested in learning more about InternetWeek's Transformation Conference can get additional details at: http://www.internetweek.com/transformation. For Corporate Sponsorship opportunities call Kate Spellman at 516-562-5854.
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Homewood Suites by Hilton®, the international brand of upscale, all-suite, residential-style hotels is proud to announce that it has placed #1 in the Market Metrix Hospitality Index for 2007. Homewood Suites took the top spot in the upscale hotel category, an honor that takes on a significantly higher level of prestige at a time when customer satisfaction in the hotel industry has reached peak levels. The brand placed #1 in this category for every quarter of 2007.
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