Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 93 years, Hilton Worldwide has been offering business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,750 hotels and timeshare properties, with 615,000 rooms in 85 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®. FOLLOW US ON:
A new report from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), commissioned by Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, identifies UK actions needed to attract a bigger share of the lucrative in-bound Chinese tourism market. Of an estimated 3 million Chinese visitor trips to Europe in 2010, only around 127,000 came to the UK. With numbers predicted to rise to 240,000 by 2014 1, the UK is lagging behind its European neighbours Italy, France and Germany, which are currently attracting between 500,000 and 700,000 Chinese visitors each per year.
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Climb a mountain? Learn to surf? Skydive? If given the opportunity, what's the number one activity you'd like to accomplish within your lifetime? According to a recent Hilton Garden Inn survey*, nearly seven out of 10 Americans have created some type of ultimate 'to-do' list with 'travel,' 'achieving a professional goal,' and 'volunteering for a cause' identified as the most popular goals. To help Americans achieve these goals, today Hilton Garden Inn launched the 'Life's Ultimate To-Do List' contest, which gives consumers the chance to make their ultimate travel 'to-do' a reality.
A Blue Paper published today by Hilton Hotels & Resorts indicates 42 percent of upscale travelers in the United States will book within three months of departure. Titled Blue Paper: Resort Trends Summer 2011, the study provides an outlook of 2011 summer resort travel and global trends related to the leisure segment. Hilton Hotels & Resorts uses proprietary qualitative and quantitative global research, third-party data and its own global expertise to offer a view of the resort segment of the hotel industry, citing valuable global traveler preferences and current guest booking patterns.
Johannes Van Der Putten will become Hilton Worldwide’s vice president for Africa & Indian Ocean leading operations across the continent with a key focus to support the company’s ambitious business expansion strategy. Based in Johannesburg, he will also be responsible for business operations of the Hilton Sandton.
A seasoned industry professional, Van Der Putten has over 25 years extensive opera...
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management named Bill Fortier, senior vice president of development at Hilton Worldwide, and Plato Ghinos, president at Shaner Hotel Group, as the 74th and 75th Conti Professors. Conti Professors visit the School of Hospitality Management to interact with students and faculty members, to present guest lectures in hospitality and foodservice management, and to ...
IDG’s Computerworld magazine has named Rob Webb, Chief Information Officer for Hilton Worldwide, to its “Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012.” The award is given to top leaders in IT that demonstrate leadership in the following areas: Exceptional technology in their organizations; Fostering ideas and creative work environments; Envisioning innovative approaches to business problems; Effectively manag...
Hilton Worldwide today announced that Matthew Sparks has joined the company to lead the North American luxury and corporate development team. Sparks steps into the role with extensive experience in hospitality, real estate and development. He will be responsible for growing Hilton Worldwide’s luxury brands, including Conrad and Waldorf Astoria, across North America and broadening the company’s ov...
With an international career spanning 20 years, de Beer has extensive hotel management experience in Europe, the United States, United Kingdom and the Middle East. Prior to taking on his new role at Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, he held the position of General Manager at the Conrad Brussels.Having worked with Hilton Worldwide for over seven years, de Beer was the Director of Operations at Jeddah Hil...
Hilton Worldwide today announced the appointment of Nils-Arne Schroeder as General Manager of Conrad Seoul. Located in Yeouido, Seoul’s renowned financial district, the luxury hotel is scheduled to open in 2012.
In this role, Schroeder will lead a team in preparation for the opening of Conrad Seoul, develop the hotel’s vision and strategy, as well as oversee hotel operations. He will also play a...
Muñoz joins Hilton Worldwide from Sprint, where he served as senior manager for inclusion and diversity. While there, Muñoz managed external strategic consumer and business relationships with key African American, Asian, Hispanic, Women and GLBT non-profit organizations. Internally, he oversaw the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, where he managed and implemented six employee resource groups, in...
Burke Van Slyke joins Hilton Worldwide from Loews Hotels, a hotel company headquartered in N.Y., where she served as corporate creative director of food & beverage. In addition, she held numerous operations positions including overseeing the food & beverage departments at Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego and Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz. Prior to joining Loews Hotels, Burke V...
In this newly created role, and based out of Dubai, Mattar will lead the company’s sales teams across the region and spearhead the sales strategy for more than 80 hotels.
Mattar, a U.S. citizen, brings with him 23 years of regional and international experience, having worked in the United States, Lebanon and the U.A.E. He joins Hilton Worldwide from IHG, where he worked for more than a decade w...
Hilton Worldwide today announced the appointment of Kristin Campbell as executive vice president and general counsel. Beginning on June 27, she will report to Hilton Worldwide’s president and chief executive officer, Christopher J. Nassetta, and will be responsible for leading the company’s legal team.
Campbell joins Hilton Worldwide from Staples, Inc., the world’s largest office products compa...
Hilton Worldwide announced today the promotion of Fred Sawyers, a 26-year hotel veteran, as complex general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans in addition to his current responsibilities as general manager of the 1622-room Hilton New Orleans Riverside. “Fred has done an outstanding job operating the Riverside and is an important member of our New Orleans management team. His leader...
Chua joins Hilton Worldwide with more than 15 years of experience in corporate communications. Most recently, Anne Marie was communications director, North and Southeast Asia, with Alcatel-Lucent, a global telecommunications corporation. In this role, she oversaw the company’s regional communications, corporate social responsibility activities and marketing strategies. Prior to Alcatel-Lucent, An...
Hilton Worldwide announced the appointment of Carlos Baruki as regional vice president, sales and marketing for Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Carlos Baruki will report to Rob Scypinski, vice president, sales and marketing, The Americas, and lead the sales and marketing strategy for the company’s growing regional portfolio. Baruki most recently served as vice president, sales, marketi...
A 20-year Hilton Worldwide veteran, Booth began his hospitality career in food and beverage and catering in the New Orleans area. He joined the Hilton New Orleans Airport Hotel and Conference Center in 1991, rapidly moving upstream filling roles such as food and beverage director, front office director and assistant general manager. Advancing successfully in management, Booth held general manag...
Garcia most recently served as general manager, Harvard Hotel & Club of New York.
Barry Lewin commented, “We are delighted to have George join our team and take the helm at El San Juan Hotel & Casino. His extensive experience with iconic and luxury properties makes him a great fit for this renowned Puerto Rico resort.”
With 35 years in the hospitality industry, Garcia began his career in room ...
A Japanese national born in 1958, Mr. Oto started his hospitality career in 1978 at the San Francisco Airport Hilton. In 1985, after graduating from the University of California in Los Angeles, he moved back to Japan and joined the then Hilton Tokyo in Food and Beverage. When the hotel changed management and was renamed Capital Tokyu Hotel, Mr. Oto continued his career there and held various posi...
Hilton Worldwide announced the appointment of Lee Chipman as managing director of the 351-room Hilton Panama and 220-room The Panamera, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, scheduled to open in late 2011 as the first Hilton hotel in Panama since the 1980s and first Waldorf Astoria Hotel ever in Latin America. Lee Chipman will report to Tom Potter, area vice president, South America for Hilton Worldwide, an...
Prior to his promotion, Massa served as senior director of development, Mexico, evaluating potential investment, franchise and management initiatives. Massa has 36 years of professional services experience in the hospitality industry. He has served several multinational hotel corporations and hotel owners as well as investors, developers, leading lending institutions, government agencies and cons...
From January 2011 Olivier Harnisch, Vice President International Operations Germany & Switzerland of Hilton Worldwide will be in charge of 27 hotels of four brands in eight countries. Under his leadership Hilton Worldwide will see some exciting development in Germany over the next two years. The introduction of the luxury brand Waldorf Astoria in Berlin, the positioning of the economy brand Hampt...
Hilton Worldwide today announced the promotions of Matt Wehling and Ted Ent as the Vice Presidents and Managing Directors, Development, for the Northwest and Southwest United States Regions, respectively.
These positions were created to better manage the development pipelines in these North American regions and ensure the strategic expansion of Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of brands. In their r...
Hilton Worldwide today announced the promotions of Matt Wehling and Ted Ent as the Vice Presidents and Managing Directors, Development, for the Northwest and Southwest United States Regions, respectively.
These positions were created to better manage the development pipelines in these North American regions and ensure the strategic expansion of Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of brands. In their r...
Anibal Flecha will report directly to Paul Frederick, director- global safety and security, Hilton Worldwide, and will be based out of the Miami Regional Office. Flecha most recently served as loss prevention safety and security director, at the 174 room Embassy Suites Dorado del Mar Beach & Golf Resort in Dorado Puerto Rico.
Flecha has over 18 years of hospitality experience; he joined Hilt...
Ross has 12 years of experience in public relations, with the majority of her experience acquired within the hospitality industry. Ross has held a number of communications roles at Marriott International, most recently senior manager, public relations. In this role, Ross developed and implemented national public relations programs. While at Marriott Ross also served as regional manager of public ...
Corcoran joins Hilton Worldwide from InterContinental Hotels Group where she most recently served as the Global Communications Director, overseeing worldwide internal communication programs and consumer campaigns. Prior to InterContinental, Corcoran spent five years at Amey, one of the UK’s leading public service providers. As Head of Communications at Amey, she directed internal communications, ...
Low joins Hilton Worldwide with more than 12 years of experience in corporate communications. Most recently Low served as Corporate Affairs Director in Levi Strauss’ Asia Pacific Division. In this role she served as the company’s senior expert in the region for three functions: internal and external communications, community affairs and government relations.
Prior to Levi Strauss, Low spent fou...
Rudi Jagersbacher to Replace the Retiring Jean-Paul Herzog at the Beginning of 2011. Jagersbacher is currently Area Vice President for operations in the Benelux, Nordic and Italy. He joined the company in 1974 after holding senior leadership positions at the Savoy and Claridges in London. He was appointed to General Manager positions in flagship properties such as the Langham Hilton and the Park ...
Soroka will assume leadership of hotel operations for several Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Waldorf Astoria properties throughout the State of Florida as well as the Conrad Miami. In addition, he will oversee the resort operation functions for Hilton Grand Vacations developed properties in Las Vegas, New York, Orlando and South Beach, Florida. He will assume his new role effective May 12, 2...
Roberts has been a member of the Hilton Garden Inn team since 2004, serving as both senior director and director, brand performance support. He has more than twenty-five years of hospitality experience, ranging from operations, to multi-unit management and executive level positions. Roberts graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor of science in Business Administration. After gr...
A dedicated and loyal Hilton executive, Wangeman has more than 30 years of hospitality management experience, having held many distinguished positions throughout his career. Most recently, he served as General Manager of the 1,980-room Hilton New York, Hilton’s New York City flagship property. During his eight-year tenure, Wangeman excelled in the areas of finance, marketing, and operations, with...
Brienza joins Hilton Worldwide from Johnson & Johnson, where she gained more than 20 years of experience, most recently as Vice President, Human Resources, Change, Communication & Education. In that role, she spearheaded the development of the company’s global service delivery model and the overall improvement of their talent management processes. Brienza also led the human resources change manag...
Weber joins the Hilton Hotels team October 5 after serving as Senior Director of Revenue Management in the United States, Caribbean and South America for Hilton Hotels Corporation. He is a 25-year veteran of the hospitality industry who previously served in multiple senior level capacities. His experience includes management roles with Hotels and other major hospitality brands. Hilton Hotels is t...
Vanderslice, who has an extensive background in international hospitality and packaged goods, has worked at such notable companies as Club Med, Inc. and Kraft General Foods. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Club Med Americas, operator of more than 100 leisure resorts in 30 countries, where he led Club Med’s operations in North and South America. Vanderslice was credited with ...
Svendsen reports to Paul Brown, Hilton President, Global Brands and Commercial Services. As head of Global Sales and Reservations, Svendsen will be responsible for group, corporate and leisure sales, third party distribution, voice reservations and customer care across Hilton Hotels Corporation globally. Svendsen has an established track record of leading global sales and marketing initiatives ...
In this new role, Ades will be responsible for overseeing labor relations for the global company. Ades has more than fifteen years of experience in labor relations, including ten years specifically for hospitality companies. He most recently served as General Counsel for Labor and Employment for MGM Mirage, which has approximately 55,000 employees. Previously, Ades held the position of Associate ...
Chuck Sullivan has been named to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Global Online Services. Sullivan will spearhead the new Global Online Services division at Hilton which has been formed to fully leverage the internet as a marketing, transaction and relationship building medium. Sullivan, and his team, will have responsibility for the design, development and content management ...
Neihardt brings nearly 20 years of experience in public policy and corporate government relations to his new role at Hilton. In his recent position at Qualcomm, Neihardt managed successful advocacy campaigns to ensure fair and open market access for U.S. technologies globally and was instrumental in enacting legislation for the Digital Television Transition. Neihardt joined the Federal Government...
Steven will have overall responsibility for the Hilton Americas culinary program including menu development, creating operating efficiencies and quality control. Additionally, he will work closely with food and beverage operations to achieve an upscale and luxury dining experience geared towards exceeding guest expectations within all of the full-service Hilton brands. Prior to joining Hilton, St...
Webb joins Hilton from Equifax, the Atlanta headquartered global credit information and technology solutions provider, where he held a similar position. Webb has provided leadership for systems strategy, enterprise planning and architecture, information security, technology infrastructure, and outsourcing initiatives across multiple business units since 2004. Prior to joining Equifax, Webb held e...
In this newly created position, he will have oversight for Hilton brand marketing strategies and functions worldwide. Those functional areas include advertising, public relations, strategic partnerships and brand promotions for the leisure and business segments, as well as Hilton Hotels Corporation graphics and, identity and hotel online tools and resources. Additionally, Andrew supports Hilton W...
Janelle Cram will lead the sales and marketing team, as well as develop and implement targeted sales and marketing strategies. In addition to identifying and creating marketing opportunities, Cram will examine and coordinate direct marketing efforts to include new market development and community outreach. Cram brings to the team a dynamic blend of accomplishments and talents that includes transi...
Anita will manage the Maldives’ only Destination Spa Retreat, an Over-Water Spa with glass-floored treatment rooms and an Ice-Cream Spa for younger guests. Anita brings a wealth of global experience from luxury day spas such as the Aveda Concept Spa at Harvey Nichols in London, the Spa de Serville in New Zealand and the leading Langham Hotel Chuan Spa chain.
Most recently, La Vine was General Manager at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Naples, Florida, where he led a multi-million dollar renovation of this luxury 125-suite resort while remaining open for business. Previously, he was Hotel Manager at the 200-suite Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, California for two years; and prior to that, Rooms Manager at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles for three yea...
In her former role as Hotel Manager at the Hilton Chicago, Pchola was instrumental in changing the operation structure of the property which led to significant GOP growth. She began her career in 1988 at the Hilton International Toronto where she was recruited as a Night Manager as part of Hilton’s Professional Development Program. She went on to hold positions in Hilton Corporate offices first i...
A 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Kacheris joins the Hilton family having most recently served as complex general manger of the 2,265-room Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. In his new position, Kacheris will be responsible for the final phase of construction as well as the opening and daily operations of the 497-room Waldorf=Astoria Orlando (the first new-build Waldorf=Ast...
Paul J. Brown brings more than 15 years of experience to his role at Hilton. Most recently, he served as President of Expedia North America and of Expedia’s Partner Services Group, where he increased revenues and profits and successfully relaunched Expedia’s brand and marketing campaigns. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Brown was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Based in London, he led the firm’s global tr...
Mr Kosch joined the Hilton Family in 1997, working in a number of locations across Asia, including Shanghai, Maldives, Nanjing and Beijing. Prior to taking this role, Mr Kosch was Director of Operations at Hilton Beijing where he was instrumental in preparing the hotel for a leading role during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Mr Kosch has an outstanding tract record in the hospitality industry wi...
In this role, Mark will be responsible for overseeing all sales strategy and development across the Americas organization. Mark joins Hilton from LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels where he served as Executive Vice President and was charged with directing sales and marketing strategies for LXR’s properties located throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean. An industry veteran, Mark has also held executive p...
Mr Bollen succeeds Mr Michael Nagel who managed the hotel from 2001 to July 2008 and now heads Hilton Beijing. Mr Bollen joined Hilton Hotels in 1993 and his most recent posting was as General Manager of Hilton Hefei in China, where he was instrumental in the development of the hotel throughout the pre-opening and operational phases. In just two years under his leadership, Hilton Hefei garnered n...
In this capacity, Luteran remains responsible for the oversight of the group component of Hilton Sales Worldwide throughout the U.S. which also includes Hilton Direct- the Dallas based Sales operation which provides comprehensive meeting solutions for Group Meeting and Event Professionals. In addition, he serves as Hilton’s primary contact for all customer industry organizations, oversees Hilton’...
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Hilton Offers Brighter 2012 Outlook
In 2011, Hilton Worldwide opened a total of 170 hotels and gained supply share in each of its global regions. In the United States, Hilton Worldwide has over 10 percent of the room supply market share, the largest in the country, as well as over 18 percent of the active industry room pipeline in the planning to construction phases.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Rolls Out Welcome for Year of the Dragon
Hilton Hotels & Resorts ushers in the Year of the Dragon with an authentic Chinese New Year celebration Tuesday, January 17 at Washington Hilton. The celebration included the debut of a custom, 40-foot dragon designed for Hilton in China. Hilton is welcoming both the Year of the dragon and the growing number of international Chinese travelers with special holiday amenities at the 62 hotels in 15 countries offering Hilton Huanying, a program tailored for Chinese guests.
Hilton Committed to Nurturing Talent | Interview with Hilton's Asia President Martin Rinck
Martin Rinck, president of Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide, talks about the hotel chain's commitment to developing a talent pool and their expansion plans for Greater China.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Launches Hospitality Industry's First iAd With "Stay Hilton, Go Everywhere" Campaign
Hilton Hotels & Resorts has today launched the hospitality industry's first iAd as an extension of its "Stay Hilton, Go Everywhere" global multi-channel campaign. iAd is Apple's mobile advertising network, reaching millions of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users right in their favorite apps. iAd campaigns combine the storytelling power of TV with the engagement of digital, so that users tap them knowing they'll be entering a unique, immersive ad with a variety of rich interactive experiences.
Capitalizing on Chinese Travel | Interview with Hilton's Christopher Nassetta
Hilton Hotels & Resorts recently announced the global launch of Hilton Huanying, a tailored experience for Chinese travelers. Hilton Huanying takes its name from the Chinese word for "welcome," and extends authentic experiences with amenities, service standards and dedicated Hilton Team Member training. Thirty hotels are already enrolled in the program, which debuts August 16 in San Francisco.
Embassy Suites Hotels™ commercial: Suites
The commercial features Mr. More and his family enjoying more room in a spacious two-room suite at Embassy Suites. It's more more than a mortal man can handle. Embassy Suites Hotels. More Reasons to Stay.™
The commercial features Mr. More enjoying more of more at the Embassy Suites Manager's Reception*. Embassy Suites Hotels. More Reasons to Stay.™
Embassy Suites Hotels™ commercial: Breakfast
The commercial features Mr. More and his family enjoying more complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast at Embassy Suites. It's more more than a mortal man can handle. Embassy Suites Hotels. More Reasons to Stay.™
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