Hilton Hotel News Archives

Hotels

Hilton guests to only drink Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf starting this summer

The deal is a win-win for everyone, but Starbucks fans: It allows Hilton to save costs on the 100,000 cups of free coffee consumed by guests each day and provides the LA-based coffee group with a brand boost.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Desktop still dominates mobile as travelers’ preferred booking platform

It’s not surprising that consumers prefer digitally native booking and review apps to those of airlines and hotels, but online websites remain the most trusted and accessed platform for travelers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton to transplant Waldorf Astoria to Delhi or Mumbai

With twelve Waldorf Astorias in the pipeline, India would be a desirable location.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Hotel giant Blackstone plots a future for Hilton — with billions in backup

Blackstone is a very savvy, metrics-oriented hotel investor, and with $10 billion available to invest in real estate, the world's largest hotel operator is a lodging force to be closely monitored. Despite its public company status, Blackstone is fairly tight-lipped about its strategy, and the industry awaits Blackstone's next chess move.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton gives Homewood Suites property owners a cheap way to update their look

The relationship between brands and individual property owners is a balancing act; one in which hotel groups seek the benefits that come from brand awareness without the work of day-to-day upkeep. Hilton’s seem to have found one solution to managing brand standards with a hands-off approach.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Mad Men’s Travel Advertisements: Inspiring the Jet-Set Era

Will this be the season Draper's agency lands the big airline they've always dreamed of? Travel and design geeks hope "yes."

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton’s arrival in Myanmar marks the beginning of the end for travel in untrodden gem

Myanmar is only a few years away from becoming the next Thailand and the arrival of Hilton and MasterCard, while a necessary driver of the boom, is also what will eventually strip the country of its undiscovered gems.

Skift | 11 years ago