Hilton Worldwide

China's HNA Group buys 25% stake in Hilton

25-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Chinese tourism and aviation conglomerate HNA has bought a 25 per cent stake in the Hilton hotel group, the companies said yesterday.

Hilton named world's most valuable hotel brand

28-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

Hilton has topped a list of the 50 most powerful and valuable hotel brands in the world. 

Amaris Hospitality agrees £30m Hilton re-brand

20-Nov-2015 By Sophie Witts

Newly created hotel group Amaris Hospitality is investing £30m in converting three of its hotels to the Hilton Worldwide brand.

DoubleTree by Hilton expands London portfolio

15-Oct-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Hilton Worldwide and EQ Group has announced a new addition to its DoubleTree by Hilton range in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London.

Hampton by Hilton Bristol to be Hilton Worldwide's first UK modular hotel

02-Feb-2015 By Emma Eversham

Hilton Worldwide has announced plans to build its first hotel in the UK using a modular construction technique. 

DoubleTree by Hilton opens in Edinburgh

18-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Scotland’s capital city has opened following a £4.2 million renovation. 

Hampton by Hilton to make Scottish debut

21-Jan-2014 By Emma Eversham

Hilton Worldwide is to open its first hotel in Scotland under its Hampton by Hilton brand after securing a franchise agreement with property company SCOT Sheridan and Curo West Campbell. 

Hilton snaps up three Jurys Inn hotels

28-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Jurys Inn Hotel Group has signed a franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide to convert three of its prime London hotels into DoubleTree and Garden Inn-branded properties. 

DoubleTree by Hilton snaps up two more London hotels

09-May-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Hilton Worldwide is set to open two new hotels in London this summer under its upscale DoubleTree brand – both of which are in the final stages of a £20m refurbishment programme.

Hilton Worldwide makes Exeter debut with Hampton by Hilton

02-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Hilton Worldwide has made its debut in Exeter by opening a Hampton by Hilton property near the south west city's airport.

DoubleTree by Hilton to expand to 25 UK hotels in 2013

07-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

DoubleTree by Hilton has announced it has signed franchise agreements for three more UK hotels as the brand looks set to operate 25 properties in the country by the end of the year.

Hilton Worldwide opens fifth UK Hampton by Hilton hotel in 2012

27-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hilton Worldwide has today opened a Hampton by Hilton property in Luton taking its number of UK openings under the company's value brand to five this year with up to another 10 properties in the pipeline.

Hilton secures contract for Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl hotel

18-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with RB Hotels to open a 171-bedroom Hilton hotel at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl - England’s latest test match venue and home of Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Training for consistency: hotels

30-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

With a hotel’s reputation increasingly made or broken in a single tweet or TripAdvisor review, increased guest expectations and the need to provide as good an F&B offer as any restaurant or bar, staff training is arguably more crucial in hotels than...

Hilton UK launches week-long recruitment drive to fill 700 jobs

17-Apr-2012 By Emma Eversham

Hotel group Hilton is running a week of promotional activity around recruitment to help fill 700 jobs across its properties in the UK and promote hospitality as a valid career option. 

Hilton among hospitality businesses congratulated by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on social mobility

16-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hilton Worldwide has been named as one of the best companies in the UK on social mobility and accepting young employees from all backgrounds alongside Barceló Hotels, Jurys Inn and Compass Group, as Clegg launched his Business Compact scheme.

Hilton UK to provide 1,500 new hospitality jobs by 2014

29-Nov-2011 By Emma Eversham

Hilton has claimed it will create an extra 1,500 jobs in the industry by 2014 with the opening of 20 new hotels expected to happen in the next two years.

Hilton Worldwide to re-brand Mint Hotel portfolio

08-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Hilton Worldwide has revealed that the eight former Mint Hotel properties it now operates are to fall under the DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn brands.

Hilton signs two new hotels in London’s Southbank

05-Jul-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hilton Worldwide will be opening two new hotels in London’s Southbank, adding over 500 new rooms to the group’s portfolio in London.

Hilton invests in Wi-Fi upgrade across UK hotels

28-Jun-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hilton Worldwide will be upgrading its customer internet access across hotels in the UK, as part of plans to improve its guest services.

Hilton signs up to £100m VisitBritain marketing campaign

17-Jun-2011 By Becky Paskin

Hilton Worldwide has become a founding partner in VisitBritain’s £100m tourism marketing programme, which aims to attract an additional four million overseas visitors to the UK.

Hilton to open two hotels in FA’s new National Football Centre

16-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hilton Worldwide has secured sites for two hotels in the Football Association’s new National Football Centre, which is currently under construction in Burton on Trent.

DoubleTree by Hilton opens in London’s West End

08-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

DoubleTree by Hilton has unveiled the latest UK addition to its brand, with the completion this month of its London West End site.

Doubletree opens in London

20-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Courthouse Hotel in Londons Regent Street is re-branded a Doubletree by Hilton as part of the expansion of the brand across Europe

Hilton opens first Doubletree hotel in Scotland

09-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Hilton Hotels Corporation launches its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Scotland as part of expansion plans for the brand across Europe