Type Private Founded 1985 Number of locations 34 | Industry Hospitality, tourism Headquarters McLean, Virginia, U.S. Area served Worldwide | |
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Conrad Hotels & Resorts is an international brand of luxury hotels and resorts owned and operated by Hilton Worldwide. Conrad was considered the luxury flagship brand in the Hilton Family of Brands, named after company founder Conrad Hilton, until being supplanted by The Waldorf-Astoria Collection in 2006.
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History
Barron Hilton, son of Conrad Hilton, founded Conrad Hotels, taking the name from that of his father. Hilton Hotels was, at the time, a separate company from Hilton International, and could not operate hotels outside the United States under the Hilton name. The newly named chain solved that problem. Hilton International had already started their own chain of Vista Hotels within the United States, as they faced the same prohibition on operating there under the Hilton name. The first Conrad hotel, the Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast in Australia, opened its doors in 1985.
When the two Hilton chains were rejoined in 2005, the need for the Vista and Conrad names vanished. Vista was phased out, while the Conrad brand was retained as a luxury wing of Hilton. Numerous hotels have since been opened under that name in the United States.
Properties and locations
As of October 2013, Conrad had 23 hotels, as follows:
United States
Uruguay
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Macau
Maldives
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Ireland
Portugal
Turkey
United Kingdom
Egypt
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
New hotels
New Conrad Hotels & Resorts in development are: