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Who owns Hilton Hotels & Resorts?

Hilton Hotels & Resorts is owned by Hilton (the United States, NYSE: HLT).[1]

Evidence: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. verified
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, McLean, Virginia
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
Founded
1919
Category
Travel & transport › Hotels › Upscale hotels
Parent ticker
NYSE: HLT
Trademark registrant
Hilton International Holding LLC (USPTO)
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Hilton was the first hotel chain to span the United States coast to coast and pioneered airport hotels and in-room television. Its founder's family name became better known in the twenty-first century for reasons unconnected to hotels. Blackstone's purchase and eventual sale of the company returned a reported profit of about fourteen billion dollars, the largest ever realised on a single private equity investment.

Trademark record for Hilton Hotels & Resorts

The USPTO record for the Hilton Hotels & Resorts mark lists Hilton International Holding LLC as the owner of record (serial number 88453040). That name matches the owner named above.[2]

Ownership timeline of Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Owners of Hilton Hotels & Resorts over 1919 to 2026 Hilton start not recorded–present Hilton (start not recorded) 192019401960198020002020
  1. Current owner Hilton [1] verified

Where Hilton Hotels & Resorts sits in Hilton

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Hilton Hotels & Resorts sits in Hilton Tree of 20 brands under Hilton. Hilton Hilton Hotels & Resorts Canopy by Hilton Conrad Hotels Curio Collection by Hilton DoubleTree Embassy Suites by Hilton and 14 more

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Other brands owned by Hilton

Hilton controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 20 of them in travel & transport.

Also in travel & transport

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Other brands in upscale hotels, and who owns them

The 57 brands in upscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is H World, with 11; Hilton has 2.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Blossom House H World 🇨🇳 China
Genting Grand Genting 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Andaz Hyatt 🇺🇸 United States
Avani Hotels & Resorts Minor International 🇹🇭 Thailand
Ascend Collection Choice Hotels 🇺🇸 United States
Bahrain Airport Hotel Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭 Bahrain
Lavande Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳 China
Marriott Hotels Marriott 🇺🇸 United States

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About the owner: Hilton

Hilton is a publicly listed company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: HLT.

Hilton was founded in Texas in 1919 and is the second largest hotel group in the world. Blackstone bought it in 2007 for $26 billion, took it through the financial crisis, and relisted it in 2013 in what became one of the most profitable private equity deals ever done.

Hilton: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇺🇸 Hilton Hotels & Resorts and other American brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hilton Hotels & Resorts is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Hilton Hotels & Resorts?

The parent company of Hilton Hotels & Resorts is Hilton, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Hilton Hotels & Resorts American?

Yes. Hilton Hotels & Resorts originated in the United States in 1919 and its owner, Hilton, is also headquartered in the United States.

Is Hilton Hotels & Resorts still owned by Hilton?

Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Hilton Hotels & Resorts is still owned by Hilton. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] USPTO: HILTON, serial 88453040 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 9 October 2026.

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