Hilton’s Connecting Rooms Feature Targets Short-Rental Customers Seeking Space

Skift Take
Hilton’s Confirmed Connecting Rooms feature is a win for leisure travelers looking for larger spaces when booking group travel this summer. But it also aims to make hotels a viable option once again for larger families who may have already decamped for the likes of Airbnb.
Booking connecting hotel rooms isn’t a new concept, but Hilton’s new Confirmed Connecting Rooms offering — announced exclusively at Skift’s Hospitality & Marketing Summit Tuesday — aims to make the reservations process less arduous for travelers who increasingly have more options to travel beyond the walls of a traditional hotel room.
The technology enables guests to confirm connecting rooms directly through Hilton.com or the Hilton Honors app compared to what has been the