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Swot Analysis of Hilton Hotel
COMPANY PROFILE

Hilton Worldwide

REFERENCE CODE: 4151A65F-399F-4CBE-A6F4-EB58D10CBA66
PUBLICATION DATE: 28 Jun 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED.

Hilton Worldwide
TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Overview..............................................................................................3
Key Facts...............................................................................................................3
SWOT Analysis.....................................................................................................4

Hilton Worldwide
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Hilton Worldwide
Company Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Hilton Worldwide (or ‘the company’), formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation* (HHC), is one of the leading global hospitality companies. The company operates more than 3,800 hotels in 91 countries around the world. It is headquar tered in McLean, Virginia, and employs about 140,000 people.
Hilton is a privately-held company and has not released its annual repor ts. Therefore, financial details are not available.
*In 2007, HHC was acquired by Blackstone and subsequently HHC became a privately-held company.

KEY FACTS
Head Office

Hilton Worldwide
7930 Jones Branch Drive
McLean
Virginia 22102
USA

Phone

1 703 883 1000

Fax
Web Address

http://www.hiltonworldwide.com

Employees

140,000

Hilton Worldwide
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Hilton Worldwide
SWOT Analysis

SWOT ANALYSIS
Hilton Worldwide (or ‘the company’), formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC), is one of the leading global hospitality companies. The company offers a wide range of boarding and lodging ser vices across luxury, upscale, mid-priced, extended-stay or vacation ownership. It enjoys strong brand awareness and brand recall in most of its key markets where it operates which gives it a distinct competitive advantage over
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