Stock price Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) today

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is an American international company, one of the world's largest hotel and resort chain owners. Manages the international Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain. Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. The first air-conditioned hotel was opened in public in 1927. and cold tap water. In 1946, the Hilton Hotels Corporation went public with an IPO. In 1947, the Roosevelt Hotel became the first hotel in the world with in-room televisions. In 1954, it was acquired by Hotels Statler for $ 111 million, which was the most expensive deal in the world real estate of the time.In 1999, Hilton acquired Promus Hotel Corporation.

In 2007, the Blackstone Group bought the company for $ 26 billion and rebranded, with a second IPO in 2013.

Today, Hilton has 15 brands in various market segments, including Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and others.