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The historic five-star Langham Hotel was acquired by Ladbroke Group, the owner of Hilton International at the time, in 1986 and operated as the Langham Hilton until 1995. Longview, United States: Conrad Hilton purchased the Gregg Hotel in 1936, naming it the Longview Hilton, until he sold it to Tom Young & Associates in 1947.
On July 3, 2007, Hilton Hotels Corp. agreed to an all-cash buyout from the Blackstone Group LP in a $26 billion (including debt) deal that would make Blackstone the world's largest hotel owner. [67] At $47.50 per share, the buyout price was 32 percent higher than the closing value of a share of Hilton stock on July 3. [68]
William Barron Hilton (October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019) was an American business magnate, philanthropist and sportsman.The second son and successor of hotelier Conrad Hilton, he was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation and chairman emeritus of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotel tycoon and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature , but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics.
The Hilton family is an American family that originally comes from Kløfta, Norway, and spans over four generations from New York City and Los Angeles. The family members hold varying degrees of power, wealth and status as socialites in the United States.
Conrad Hotels & Resorts is an American multinational brand of high-end luxury hotels and high-end luxury resorts owned and operated by Hilton Worldwide. [2] As of December 31, 2021, it has 42 locations with 15,085 rooms in 21 countries and territories, including two that are owned or leased with 778 rooms, 38 that are managed with 12,152 rooms, and two that are franchised with 2,155 rooms.
Hotelier and philanthropist Barron Hilton, who served as chairman, president and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corporation for 30 years, died on Thursday at age 91.
Crouch co-founded the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1954 with his partner Hyatt Robert von Dehn, and later became a Hilton Hotel franchise owner in the United States. [2]He is credited with conceptualizing and building the world's first fly-in (airport) hotel, The Hyatt House Los Angeles.