1996
Hilton redefines the mid-priced lodging category by launching Hilton Garden Inn ® .
2003
OnQ , the first and only platform offering single image inventory across the portfolio of hotels , launches to enable and enhance the booking experience over multiple distribution channels .
1989
Hampton ® Hotels becomes the
first hotel brand to offer a 100 % Satisfaction Guarantee .
1994
Hilton HHonors™ surpasses competing hotel loyalty programs by offering members both points and air miles .
1947
New York City ’ s Roosevelt Hilton becomes the first hotel in the world to install televisions in guest rooms .
1973
Hilton launches HILTRON , the most sophisticated computerized hotel reservation referral and reporting system in the industry .
1946
The Hilton Hotels Corporation becomes the first hotel company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange .
1919
Conrad Hilton buys his first hotel , The Mobley , in Cisco , Texas .
1927
Hilton expands to Waco , Texas , opening its first hotel with cold running water and air-conditioning in public areas .
1925
The Dallas Hilton , the first hotel to carry the Hilton name , opens .
1943
Hilton becomes the first coast-to-coast hotel group in the United States .
1949
The Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico opens ; Hilton becomes the first international hotel brand .
1963
Hilton establishes its first department of women ’ s services to better support the needs of female travelers .
1959
The San Francisco Airport Hilton opens , pioneering the airport hotel concept .