Articles tagged “hilton”

Room service should be banned unless it is for my hotel room at 1 a.m. and I'm starving. Bring it on.

While many hoteliers are dismissive of the sharing economy, Hyatt and Hilton Worldwide are either learning from it or at least taking a balanced view about the trend. Don't expect either to rent out couches anytime soon, though.

Even with rising demand for South American extended stay hotels, there is still a challenge to convince local owners and developers to build the brand's larger room product.

Both Hilton and Starwood feel they have something lacking in the midscale segment and plan on doing something about it.

It might be an exaggeration to say these are early days for the global hotel and lodging industry but when you survey the geographic opportunities it really becomes apparent that there are huge growth opportunities ahead.

Hilton's Huanying Chinese traveler program is delivering real results because it taps into the emotional needs of guests who place a high priority on things like tea and slippers.

Hilton Design Studio is helping ramp up the brand's game on the international architecture and design scene, where an emphasis is placed on creating spaces that make locals proud.

Driven by consumer demand for connectivity and convenience, hotels that prioritize technology are banking on in-room features that provide a return on innovation.

Hotels are ambitiously opening new rooms, entering new markets, and increasing rates in order to take advantage of growing outbound travel, however, their growth should be tempered by memories of what too much supply and too little demand felt like during the downturn.

Promoting itself as the inventor of the airport hotel concept, Hilton Worldwide is trying to change the image of airport hotels from transient hubs to interesting business destinations in their own right.