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| Type | Franchise |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Number of locations | 218 hotels worldwide |
| Area served | United States, Canada, Latin America, China, the United Kingdom & the Caribbean |
| Industry | Hotel |
| Parent | Hilton Worldwide |
| Website | www.doubletree.com |
Doubletree is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts trademarked by the Hilton Worldwide. There are currently 218 properties, servicing 54,126 rooms throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, China and since April 2008, the United Kingdom.[1] Most Doubletree hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees, however, some are owned and/or managed by the Hilton Hotels Corporation.[citation needed]
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Brands
Doubletree's brands include Doubletree Hotels, Doubletree Guest Suites, Doubletree Resorts, Doubletree Club Hotel, and internationally, the brand is known as Doubletree by Hilton.
History
- The first Doubletree Hotel opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1969 next to the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall. This location is now the Scottsdale Days Inn. The land is on lease from the mall and the lease will run out in 2009. The old hotel will likely be closed at that time.
- The second Doubletree hotel opened in Tucson, Arizona, in 1974 and is still in operation.
- Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies were introduced in the 1980s.
- Doubletree Corporation was formed in 1994, following the merger of Guest Quarters Suites Hotels and Doubletree Hotels.
- Red Lion Hotels and Doubletree Corporation merged in 1996.
- Promus Hotel Corporation and Doubletree Corporation merged in 1997.
- Hilton Hotels Corporation acquires Promus Hotel Corporation in December 1999.
- In 2006 Doubletree Hotels began using Dinah Washington's Relax Max song in one of their television commercials.[2]
- Doubletree by Hilton opened the first hotel of the brand in Europe at Cambridge Garden House Hotel, Cambridge, United Kingdom in April 2008[3]. Its second opening was at the Patio Hotel in Aberdeen, in September 2008. A third has opened in Chester, the building was formerly the Hoole Hall Hotel.
- Doubletree by Hilton has three hotels in China, two in Peru, two in Costa Rica, one in Slovakia, two in Italy. The international expansion is happening rapidly.
- Doubletree senior management consists of; Rob Palleschi- SVP, Gary Steffen- VP Performance, Mary Beth Parks- VP Marketing, Corey Mitchell- Senior Director of Quality, Clay Snyder, Senior Director Performance, and Anne Thompson- Director Culture.
The Doubletree Cookie
Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts and Clubs present a chocolate chip cookie to each guest at check-in. Used as a sign of Doubletree hospitality, the cookie has been used to differentiate the Doubletree hotel brand from its competition.
Doubletree gives out approximately 29,000 chocolate chip cookies each day, and a total of over 125,000,000 since inception. Each cookie weighs 2½ ounces and has an average of 20 chocolate chips. The cookies are currently manufactured by The Christie Cookie company.[4] In June 2002, Doubletree gave its 100,000,000th cookie.
References
- ^ http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/brand/about.jhtml? About Doubletree Website
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VrqAQJyPsc YouTube video of commercial.
- ^ http://www.cambridgegardenhouse.com Cambridge Garden House Website
- ^ https://www.christiecookies.com/StoreFront/IAFDispatcher
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