Happy Birthday Hilton!
From 1919 to 2019, Hilton is a global brand everyone has come to know and love. Over the last 100 years Hilton has achieved so many amazing things and we’re truly proud to be part of the Hilton Family. Keep reading to see some of the century’s highlights.
1919
First hotel purchased by Conrad Hilton – The Mobley Hotel, Cisco, Texas
(He was actually out to purchase a bank, but liked the hotel he was staying in so bought The Mobley instead)
1925
First hotel to carry the Hilton name – Dallas Hilton
1930
Waldorf Astoria New York – the first hotel to introduce room service
1940
Waldorf Astoria New York – bartenders create The Martini
1947
First hotelier to install televisions in guest rooms
1949
First international hotel brand
1954
The Pina Colada was invented at The Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico
1955
First hotel with air conditioning in public rooms
1959
First airport hotel and pioneer of the airport hotel concept – San Francisco Airport Hilton
1969
First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel opens
1982 & 1984
Conrad Hotels and Hampton Inn Hotels are founded
1995
First hotel company on the internet
2008
First hotel to be both leadership in energy and environmental design and green seal certified
2015
Introduced Digital Key at scale
2017
Opened 100,000th room in EMEA
2018
First truly mobile-centric hotel room, Connected Room
2019
And we’re just getting started!
At LivingWell, we’ve loved sharing some of these milestones with Hilton – we can’t wait to see what the future holds!