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Hampton Inn
Hampton by Hilton, formerly (and still commonly called) Hampton Inn or Hampton Inn & Suites, is an American chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide. The Hampton hotel brand is a chain of moderately priced, budget to midscale limited service hotels with limited food and beverage facilities. Most Hampton hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees, though a few are managed by Hilton. Hampton by Hilton is one of the largest hotel franchises in the U.S. , the Hampton franchise includes 3,000 hotels in 40 countries and territories. History Foundation and early years The hotel chain was founded by the Holiday Corporation in 1984 as Hampton Inn, a budget hotel. Its first hotel was a two-story, exterior-entrance building with 128 guest rooms located in Memphis, Tennessee. In late 1989, after some financial difficulties, Holiday Corporation prepared to sell its hallmark Holiday Inn hotels and started the holding company Promus Hotel Corporation, which included Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entrepreneur (magazine)
''Entrepreneur'' is an American magazine and website that carries news stories about entrepreneurship, small business management, and business. First published in 1977. it is published by ''Entrepreneur Media Inc''., headquartered in Irvine, California. The magazine publishes 10 issues annually, available through subscription and on newsstands. It has been published under license internationally in Mexico, Russia, India, Hungary, the Philippines, South Africa, and others. Its editor-in-chief is Jason Feifer and its owner is Peter Shea. History Since 1979, ''Entrepreneur'' has annually published a list of its top 500 franchise companies. The magazine also published many other lists and awards, one of the most prominent being the Entrepreneur 360 formed to identify businesses mastering the art and science of growing a business. Companies are evaluated based on the analysis of 50-plus data points organized into five pillars; Revenue and Customers, Management Efficiency, Innovation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franchises
Franchise may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Media franchise, a collection of related creative works, such as films, video games, books, etc., particularly in North American usage * "Franchise" (short story), a 1955 short story by Isaac Asimov * Dem Franchize Boyz, an American hip hop group from Atlanta * '' Franchise Times'', a business magazine for franchises in the United States * "Franchise" (song), a 2020 song by Travis Scott * '' Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America'', a 2020 book by Marcia Chatelain that won the Pulitzer Prize for History * Franchise Pictures, a film production company Business * Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees * Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television provider, public utility, or taxicab company, sometimes requiring the filing of tariff schedules, as in: ** Television franchise, a right to operate a televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton Worldwide Brands
Hilton or Hylton may refer to: Companies * Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subsidiary companies containing the Hilton name ** Hilton Hotels & Resorts, flagship hotel brand operated under Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. * Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad N. Hilton * Ladbrokes, a British-based gambling company, known as Hilton Group plc from May 1999 to February 2006 Places Australia * ''Hilton'', Chatswood, a heritage-listed house in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood * Hilton, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Hilton, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth Canada * Hilton, Ontario, a township * Hilton Beach, a small village surrounded by the township in Ontario * Hilton Falls Conservation Area, located in Campbellville, Ontario Norway * Hilton, a farm near Kløfta, Ullensaker, known as the birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |