redirects here . for the parent company see hilton worldwide . for other uses see hilton hotel disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message hilton hotels & resorts industry hotel founded may 31 1919 ; 97 years ago 1919 05 31 founder conrad hilton headquarters mclean virginia number of locations 570 hotels 1 area served global parent hilton worldwide website www.hilton.com hilton hotels & resorts 2 formerly known as hilton hotels is a global brand of full service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of hilton worldwide . 3 the original company was founded by conrad hilton . as of the first quarter in 2016 there were more than 570 hilton hotels & resorts properties in 84 countries and territories across six continents . 1 properties are either owned by managed by or franchised to independent operators by hilton worldwide . contents 1 overview 2 notable events 3 references 4 external links overview edit the beverly hilton in beverly hills hilton istanbul bosphorus 1955 was built as the first hilton hotel in europe and is currently the longest serving hilton hotel outside the united states . it appeared in the james bond film from russia with love 1963 . hilton athens in athens greece hilton hotel in tokyo sheffield hilton hilton hotels & resorts is hilton worldwide s flagship brand and one of the largest hotel brands in the world . 4 the brand is targeted at both business and leisure travelers with locations in major city centers near airports convention centers and popular vacation destinations around the world . 5 hilton hotels & resorts participates in hilton hhonors hilton worldwide s guest loyalty program . members who book directly through hilton owned channels receive exclusive discounts and amenities such as free wi fi digital check in keyless entry and the ability to select the room they d like using the hilton hhonors app . 6 7 in the 2010s the company upgraded the energy efficiency in many of their uk branches installing green controls for doors windows and heating to ensure intelligent usage of energy depending upon whether rooms are let or vacant . 8 notable events edit founded in 1919 by conrad hilton . hilton bought his first property the mobley hotel in 1919 in cisco texas . 9 the first hotel to bear the hilton name was the dallas hilton a high rise that opened in dallas texas in 1925 . 10 in 1954 at the caribe hilton hotel s beachcomber bar in san juan puerto rico ramon monchito marrero reportedly created the pi a colada . 11 the conrad hilton hotel in chicago figured prominently in the 1968 democratic convention riots that occurred across the street in grant park . the hotel s doors were locked for the first time in its history . the hotel still suffered minor damage as a result of the violence outside as a couple of the street level windows gave way under the weight of dozens of protesters on the street being pushed up against the windows during the ensuing police riot . john lennon and yoko ono held their first bed in for peace between march 25 and march 31 1969 at the amsterdam hilton in room 902 . this room became a popular tourist destination . 12 in 2009 the company relocated its global headquarters from beverly hills california to mclean virginia . with construction on the beirut hilton finished the hotel was scheduled to open on april 14 1975 but the lebanese civil war erupted exactly one day before the april 13 grand opening date . the hotel never opened and was severely damaged during the war . the building was demolished in the late 1990s . however a different hotel was established later under the name of hilton beirut grand habtoor in the nearby eastern suburb . later on when the hilton chain bought the metropolitan hotel directly facing the grand habtoor and renamed it hilton metropolitan . 13 on february 13 1978 the sydney hilton hotel was the site of one of the few terrorist incidents on australian soil when a bomb blast killed three people two council workers and a policeman . the hilton nicosia in nicosia cyprus was the scene of the assassination of youssef sebai an egyptian newspaper editor and friend of egyptian president anwar el sadat on february 19 1978 . the assassination and the hijacking of a cyprus airways dc 8 at larnaca airport led to the egyptian raid on larnaca international airport by egyptian forces . the intervention by the egyptians led to the deterioration of relations between cyprus and egypt . in 2009 hilton opened canada s tallest hotel at 58 stories in niagara falls ontario . in late 2010 hilton worldwide announced a name change of the hilton hotels brand to hilton hotels & resorts along with a new logo design as part of a rebranding effort for the flagship brand . 14 in march 2013 hilton announced that it would be entering burma for the first time with the construction of a 300 room hotel in yangon . 15 in 2015 approximately 20 hilton hotels & resorts properties were inducted into the historic hotels of america organization . among these hotels were hilton fort worth which hosted john f. kennedy s final speech and hilton hawaiian village waikiki beach resort the setting of the film blue hawaii . 16 in early 2016 launched tru by hilton the new brand is set to fill a void in the midscale category in the u.s. and canada 17 references edit a b frances mcmorris may 6 2016 . westshore hotel gets 4.5 million facelift . tampa bay business journal . retrieved 12 may 2016 . refreshed hilton hotels & resorts brand identity emphasizes leisure portfolio . company overview of hilton worldwide holdings inc . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 21 august 2014 . jennifer rooney october 5 2011 . brand power to the people j & j takes lead in forbes ranking . forbes . retrieved 12 may 2016 . best hilton hotels & resorts . u.s. 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2013 . hilton to open first hotel in myanmar . inside investor . retrieved 2 april 2013 . nancy trejos 18 november 2014 . take a tour of hilton s 20 historic hotels . usa today . retrieved 13 may 2016 . hilton worldwide unveils new brand . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to hilton hotels . official hilton hotels & resorts website hilton hotels & resorts index homepage v t e hilton worldwide luxury conrad hotels & resorts curio collection waldorf astoria hotels & resorts full service doubletree by hilton embassy suites hotels hilton hotels & resorts focused service hampton inn hilton garden inn home2 suites by hilton homewood suites by hilton tru by hilton vacation ownership hilton grand vacations company loyalty program hilton hhonors former divisions caesars entertainment carte blanche card coral by hilton denizen hotels scandic hotels v t e hotel chains accor adagio formule 1 f1 formula 1 ibis budget styles mama shelter mercure grand mercure mgallery novotel 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