Hilton Is about to have a Bud Light day

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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 1:32p, 1/5/26
Ol_Ag_02 said:
schwabbin said:
Very bad look for Hilton. I'm sure the will try to backtrack this somehow and come out with an 'All Are Welcome' type message.


There's some very pissed off people at Hilton corporate today that now get to deal with the **** storm of some virtue signaling hotel manager.


Probably. But I bet at least half are giving high 5s thinking this is some sorta win. You know, just like Budlight
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 1:35p, 1/5/26
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Ol_Ag_02 said:
schwabbin said:
Very bad look for Hilton. I'm sure the will try to backtrack this somehow and come out with an 'All Are Welcome' type message.


There's some very pissed off people at Hilton corporate today that now get to deal with the **** storm cancel the franchise license of some virtue signaling hotel manager.

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In reply to aggiedata • 1:37p, 1/5/26
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aggiedata said:
ICE too. Trump will absolutely say something. He loves hotels.



If true I will never stay at another Hilton or related property again
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In reply to Gigem_94 • 1:41p, 1/5/26
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Likely an independent owner / operator that operates under the Hilton flag. Doubtful that Hilton corporate made that decision.


Operator needs to loose license then and statement by Hilton
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1:42p, 1/5/26
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According to this: How Does Hilton Franchising Work? Franchisesbiz.com

Hilton is 99% franchised. Likely a Fruity Tim disciple throwing a hissy.

Regardless, actions have consequences.
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In reply to Kenneth_2003 • 1:42p, 1/5/26
Kenneth_2003 said:
It seems to me the Blue haired commie crowd is more of a Days Inn and Motel Six budget than Hilton.


You'd be wrong. Those HR departments love to spend their company's money at frivolous conferences
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1:44p, 1/5/26
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They didn't want to have to hide the cleaning ladies?
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In reply to Blonde Coffee Beans • 1:45p, 1/5/26
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Blonde Coffee Beans said:
I'll add Hilton to my list. Subway hasn't sold me a decent sandwich in 5 over 15+ years

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1:47p, 1/5/26
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Side note... Hilton has gone way downhill the last few years anyways. I stayed at a property in San Diego and they wanted to charge me for early check in with my room already good to go. The same thing happened in New Orleans. Their right to do so but not the service level I expected after staying at Hilton for years.
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In reply to Gigem_94 • 1:47p, 1/5/26
Gigem_94 said:
Likely an independent owner / operator that operates under the Hilton flag. Doubtful that Hilton corporate made that decision.

Yep, seems to be some entity called EverPeak, run by Indians, dot not feather.
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In reply to Muktheduck • 1:51p, 1/5/26
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Muktheduck said:
Kenneth_2003 said:
It seems to me the Blue haired commie crowd is more of a Days Inn and Motel Six budget than Hilton.


You'd be wrong. Those HR departments love to spend their company's money at frivolous conferences

I'm referring to knowing your average customer across the brand at all levels.
Who is your customer when they AREN'T on the company travel card or reserving at the negotiated govt rate?
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1:56p, 1/5/26
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Hmmmm, looks like the idiot who designed the exterior renovation of the Hilton in CS got moved over to the reservation department in the Twin Cities.
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2:12p, 1/5/26
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The Federal government should refuse to reimburse cost for government employees and contractors that book rooms with Hilton.
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2:12p, 1/5/26
Did the Somalis buy Hilton?
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 2:13p, 1/5/26
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While it wouldn't surprise me if Hilton did this, is there a link to something not social where falsehoods and AI generated stuff can provide things that aren't real?

the Deputy Attorney General is posting about this

it's real.
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2:13p, 1/5/26
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We're temporarily commandeering your hotel on behalf of the public. Let us know where we can send remuneration. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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2:23p, 1/5/26
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Hilton PR department used the old "we are looking into it" response

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In reply to aggiedata • 2:30p, 1/5/26
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Yeah, why can't they say, "we are investigating and if we confirm that the franchisee arbitrarily cancelled DHS reservations, they will soon be called a former Hilton franchisee."

Of course, to be fair, this could have been done by some part-time lunatic that works for that location on the weekends.
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2:36p, 1/5/26
GSA can add Hilton to the Blacklist and pull the federal government contracts, problem solved.
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In reply to CampSkunk • 2:39p, 1/5/26
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Yeah, why can't they say, "we are investigating and if we confirm that the franchisee arbitrarily cancelled DHS reservations, they will soon be called a former Hilton franchisee."

Of course, to be fair, this could have been done by some part-time lunatic that works for that location on the weekends.


Oh the fun the interwebs will have if it's found to be just one idiot who thought this was a good idea.
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In reply to CampSkunk • 2:43p, 1/5/26
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Yeah, somebody is about to get ****ed by corporate.
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2:45p, 1/5/26
This is a great reminder that leftists are toxic in any role.

Hilton has no play here that doesn't piss off a significant portion of the population and result in bottom line damage.

Could be as small as one random 24yo "ally" unwisely given system permissions who thought they'd "be part of the resistance" and now the entire chain gets to deal with financial blow-back.
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2:46p, 1/5/26
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The email snips reference a "proper" cancellation email and the ability to "house" there. That ain't Larry Johnson or Sanjay Patel starting shlt. My guess is Nigel Williamshire won't be the manager long.
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 2:46p, 1/5/26
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Regardless the Hilton name is on the building. When choosing where to stay I never consider the operator, I see the corporate sign. I'm retired so I only travel for pleasure and have control over where I stay. Even if this was just one operator I'll be choosing hotel options other than Hilton.
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In reply to flakrat • 2:47p, 1/5/26
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Is it Hilton, or do they have properties that are franchised that are coordinating locally?

If this is the case, Hilton Corp needs to step in an begin the smackdown. If not (or if the do nothing in the former), they should expect a YUGE backlash.


it's a franchisee with a Hilton email address

and guess who runs that franchise?

at least six of 8 executives are Indians/Pakistanis.
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2:52p, 1/5/26
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This is a woke franchisee about to get their ass handed to them by Hilton. You immediately piss off 50% of the customer base and then what do you do if Trump admin says no Fed agency can book a room at a Hilton Hotel worldwide?
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In reply to AggieMD95 • 2:52p, 1/5/26
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AggieMD95 said:
aggiedata said:
ICE too. Trump will absolutely say something. He loves hotels.



If true I will never stay at another Hilton or related property again


This is what's baffling about these corporations picking sides politically. I haven't bought a single thing Nike branded since they cancelled the Betsy Ross sneakers in support of Kaepernick. I never drank Bud Light but we certainly go to Target for less than we used to as well. 20 years ago I had a Men's Health subscription for a couple of years. I emailed them with frustration when they ran a cover praising Obama for winning in 2008. All I really said is I was disappointed they decided to choose sides politically and that I just wanted them to be apolitical. They actually emailed back telling me they were proud to side with the new president and weren't worried about subscriptions to which I replied that's, cool. You can cancel mine. I've gotten a couple of contacts along the way asking me to resubscribe but I just ignore them.

Memo to the corporate board room. You can only lose. Just stay out of it.
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In reply to bonfarr • 2:54p, 1/5/26
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bonfarr said:
This is a woke franchisee about to get their ass handed to them by Hilton. You immediately piss off 50% of the customer base and then what do you do if Trump admin says no Fed agency can book a room at a Hilton Hotel worldwide?


It'll be worse than that. Business travelers are a huge portion of their clientele and they're far more than 50/50 conservative. This is gonna leave a mark unless they step up quickly and in it on the franchisee then publicly terminate that franchise.
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In reply to LMCane • 2:54p, 1/5/26
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LMCane said:
flakrat said:
Is it Hilton, or do they have properties that are franchised that are coordinating locally?

If this is the case, Hilton Corp needs to step in an begin the smackdown. If not (or if the do nothing in the former), they should expect a YUGE backlash.


it's a franchisee with a Hilton email address

and guess who runs that franchise?

at least six of 8 executives are Indians/Pakistanis.


That is likely true at 50% or more of the hotels in the US now
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3:03p, 1/5/26
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I stay at marriott and hilton hotels a lot (mainly marriot).
Hilton seems to be all in on tipping.
Ive seem qr codes for tipping the front desk.... at a garden inn.

I wouldn't mind seeing them have to raise their standards
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In reply to Get Off My Lawn • 3:10p, 1/5/26
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Get Off My Lawn said:
This is a great reminder that leftists are toxic in any role.

Hilton has no play here that doesn't piss off a significant portion of the population and result in bottom line damage.

Could be as small as one random 24yo "ally" unwisely given system permissions who thought they'd "be part of the resistance" and now the entire chain gets to deal with financial blow-back.


I think this is the most likely scenario. I don't see the actual owners/GMs wanting to torpedo their business/career over the political issue du jour like a Gen Z would.
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In reply to bonfarr • 3:24p, 1/5/26
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bonfarr said:
This is a woke franchisee about to get their ass handed to them by Hilton. You immediately piss off 50% of the customer base and then what do you do if Trump admin says no Fed agency can book a room at a Hilton Hotel worldwide?

I'm perfectly fine with the franchisee paying a hefty price for their decisions here.

These fine gentlemen decided to play politics at work. Absolutely their decision and I respect that.
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In reply to Get Off My Lawn • 3:37p, 1/5/26
Get Off My Lawn said:
This is a great reminder that leftists are toxic in any role.

Hilton has no play here that doesn't piss off a significant portion of the population and result in bottom line damage.

Could be as small as one random 24yo "ally" unwisely given system permissions who thought they'd "be part of the resistance" and now the entire chain gets to deal with financial blow-back.


Reminds me of what this lady had to say:

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In reply to nortex97 • 3:45p, 1/5/26
nortex97 said:
bonfarr said:
This is a woke franchisee about to get their ass handed to them by Hilton. You immediately piss off 50% of the customer base and then what do you do if Trump admin says no Fed agency can book a room at a Hilton Hotel worldwide?

I'm perfectly fine with the franchisee paying a hefty price for their decisions here.

These fine gentlemen decided to play politics at work. Absolutely their decision and I respect that.

Remember when a conservative baker played politics at work?
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