DoubleTree

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DoubleTree by Hilton
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHotel
FoundedJanuary 1969; 55 years ago (1969-01) in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
FounderSamuel F. Kitchell[1][2]
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
,
United States
Number of locations
587 (December 31, 2019)[3]
Area served
Worldwide
ParentHilton Worldwide
Websitewww.doubletree.com

DoubleTree by Hilton is an American hotel chain managed by Hilton Worldwide. DoubleTree has been the fastest growing Hilton brand by number of properties since 2007, and by number of rooms from 2007 to 2015.[4][5][6][7][8][9] As of December 2019, it has 587 properties with 135,745 rooms in 47 countries and territories, including 122 that are managed with 35,122 rooms and 465 that are franchised with 100,623 rooms.[3][needs update]

DoubleTree competes in the full service category, alongside sister chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Among the many signature things that DoubleTree is known for are their chocolate chip cookies, which were originally made in the early 1980s for VIPs but now given to all guests and made by Nashville-based Christie Cookie Company for over 30 years.[10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic the brand published a home-adapted recipe for their cookies.[11][12]

  1. ^ Samuel Kitchell. Amherst College. Accessed December 2017.
  2. ^ "Three-Way Expansion for Fashion Square". Arizona Republic. ISSN 0892-8711. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Inline XBRL Viewer". www.sec.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "FORM 10-K HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION". getfilings.com. Advameg. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "FORM 10-K HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION" (PDF). media.corporate-ir. Phoenix IR. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Cookie History | DoubleTree Cookies".
  11. ^ Compton, Natalie (April 9, 2020). "For the first time ever, DoubleTree has released its iconic chocolate chip cookie recipe". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "For the First Time, DoubleTree by Hilton Reveals Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe so Bakers Can Create the Warm, Welcoming Treat at Home". Hilton Press Center. Retrieved September 28, 2021.