Hilton is to invest £20m in the transformation of the food areas at 16 hotels into airport-style executive lounges by 2011. [16-Feb-2010]
Hilton is to operate a new 250-bedroom hotel being built by Ability Group next to Luton Airport by 2011. [27-Oct-2009]
Hilton UK is planning to set up a £18m Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Aberdeen Airport by autumn 2009, with the creation of up to 100 jobs, and is also seeking suitable sites in places such as Inverness, Stirling and Perth. [05-Dec-2007]
Hilton is to sell its 400 international hotels to Hilton Hotels Corporation of the US for £3.3bn, in order to focus on its Ladbrokes betting division. [29-Dec-2005]
Hilton International is looking to open five new golf and spa complexes in Scotland and Ireland over the next three years, and also wants to reintroduce the Scandic hotel brand on at least 50 properties. [09-Dec-2005]
Hilton has sold 15 UK hotels to the Managed Hotels Unit Trust for £382m, but Hilton will continue to manage the sites for 30 years. [23-Nov-2005]
Hilton has acquired Jack Brown, the Pontypridd-based chain of 141 betting shops, for £76m, in order to expand its Ladbrokes business. [18-Jul-2005]
Hilton is looking to raise more than £300m from the sale of 16 of its UK hotels, but will retain management contracts on the properties. [04-Jul-2005]
Hilton is said to be considering plans to sell off its global chain of 122 LivingWell fitness clubs, including 86 UK clubs, for about £80m. [23-May-2005]
Hilton is planning to open up to 200 Ladbrokes betting shops. [02-May-2005]
Hilton has sold 11 hotels to Stardon UK, a newly-formed joint venture between Chardon Hotels and a fund sponsored by Starwood Capital, for £111m. [21-Mar-2005]
Hilton is looking to sell hotels worth up to £400m this year, and an announcement about the sale of 11 properties is expected soon. [28-Feb-2005]
Hilton is planning to set up a £200m casino and leisure complex in Blackpool with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also considering a similar project in Brighton. [01-Nov-2004]
Hilton is moving into India for the first time through a joint venture with EIH, which will involve rebranding nine hotels as Trident Hiltons. [05-Sep-2003]
Hilton Group has been selected to operate a 285-room hotel that is part of a £150m city centre development being considered by Manchester City Council. [02-Jul-2003]
Hilton has closed 50 poorly-performing Ladbrokes betting shops, but most of the staff will be transferred to other sites. [07-Jan-2003]
Hilton is to open a 254-bedroom hotel in Gateshead next summer with the creation of 150 jobs, and the site will be leased to Hilton by Morley Fund Management. [29-Nov-2002]
Hilton has completed the £336m sale and leaseback of 10 UK hotels in order to reduce debt, and has also announced plans to spend £35m expanding its LivingWell fitness club chain in Australia. [02-Sep-2002]
Hilton is looking to transform large hotels in coastal resorts into Las Vegas-style casinos following the relaxation of gambling laws, and sites are being considered in Brighton, Bournemouth and Blackpool. [24-Jun-2002]
Hilton is to invest £15m introducing new digital broadcasting technology in its 1,900-strong chain of Ladbrokes betting shops. [13-May-2002]
Hilton is looking to raise up to £500m from the sale and leaseback of some of its UK hotels, and talks are taking place with five groups. [01-Mar-2002]
Hilton's Ladbroke division is planning to move into the Swedish betting market, which is currently run by a state-owned monopoly, by applying for a local gaming licence. [16-Aug-2001]
Hilton's Ladbrokes division is to create up to 1,000 jobs in preparation for the introduction of tax-free betting in October, involving a £40m investment in its 1,900 high street betting shops and the creation of 40 betting superstores. [23-Jul-2001]
Hilton has sold three hotels in Bath, Edinburgh and Newcastle to Menzies for £26m, and Menzies will spend £4.8m upgrading the properties. [18-May-2001]
Hilton is to acquire Scandic, the Swedish operator of 154 hotels, for £612m, and will invest £30m upgrading the hotels. [24-Apr-2001]
Hilton is expected to sell 11 UK hotels to Royal Bank of Scotland for about £300m next month, but will retain the management contracts. [23-Feb-2001]
Hilton is looking to sell some of its UK hotel property assets in order to raise up to £500m for the development of hotels overseas. [16-Jan-2001]
Hilton is to invest £40m in the development of eight new health and fitness clubs over the next 18 months. [15-Jan-2001]
Hilton is to create a further 140 jobs at its hotel reservation call centre at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow. [08-Jan-2001]
Hilton has agreed to sell its 29 Ladbrokes casinos to Gala for £235m, in order to focus on hotels and betting. [02-Jan-2001]
Hilton Group is forming a joint venture with Hilton Hotels Corporation to add 10 more Conrad luxury hotels to the existing worldwide chain of 12. [16-Nov-2000]
Hilton Group is negotiating the sale of six regional hotels to Park Plaza Europe of Israel for about £52m. [13-Nov-2000]
Hilton Group is in discussions to sell its 27 casinos to Gala, in order to focus on hotels, betting shops and online gaming. [16-Oct-2000]
Hilton Group has put a package of hotels up for sale with a total of 770 bedrooms, including properties in Stoke, Huddersfield and Leeds. [22-Sep-2000]
Hilton Group is planning to set up a Ladbroke casino in Sunderland with the creation of more than 100 jobs, and is seeking a suitable site in the city centre. [12-Jun-2000]
Hilton is forming an alliance with Citron Press to provide paperback books in its hotel rooms. [25-Apr-2000]
Hilton Group is planning to expand its chain of 217 Hilton hotels with 23 new openings this year and 45 next year, and has also announced the £44m acquisition of the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. [25-Feb-2000]
Hilton is planning to open 43 hotels over the next two years and is looking to acquire small chains of hotels in Scandinavia, eastern Europe, South America and China. [27-Aug-1999]