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'''Hilton Hotels''' is the flagship brand of the Hilton Hotels Corporation, based in [[Directory:Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[Directory:California|California]]. It is one of the world's largest chains of [[hotel]]s.
In [[February]] [[2006]], the Hilton brand was re-united internationally after more than 40 years, when U.S.-based Hilton Hotels Corporation purchased the lodging arm of [[Directory:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]-based Hilton Group PLC, which had acquired Hilton's international operations in 1987 (the companies had been severed originally in [[1966]]).
Since its founding in [[1919]] by Conrad Hilton, Hilton Hotels has grown to become the America's first coast-to-coast hotel chain, placing special emphasis on business travel, but owning and operating a number of resorts and leisure-oriented hotels as well.
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== External links ==
*[http://www.hilton.com/ Hilton Hotels website]
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