Hilton Reservations Worldwide Opens New Reservations Call Center in Streator, Illinois.Business Editors/Travel Writers Hilton Reservations Worldwide (HRW HRW Human Rights Watch HRW Heathrow (London Airport) HRW Heated Rear Window ) has announced the opening of its newest reservation call center, the Streator Regional Center in Streator, Illinois This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sam Perry, president and COO of Hilton Reservations Worldwide. The new center, which officially opened on April 1, 2002, is located 90 miles southwest of Chicago and employs 83 team members. The Streator Center has begun handling calls made to 1-800-HILTONS and responded to more than 100,000 calls during the month of May, and is expected to handle approximately 1,200,000 calls annually. The center occupies approximately 10,000 square feet of existing commercial office space. Its primary focus will be to handle reservations for fifty metropolitan Chicago area hotels owned, managed or franchised by Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. and Hilton International Co. "Working with the City of Streator and the State of Illinois has been a pleasure and we hope that this is just the beginning of a long and rewarding relationship," said Perry. "The new center has been extremely well-received and we are delighted with the response from the local work force." In conjunction with the opening, Cindy Finnegan has been named general manager of the Streator Regional Center. Finnegan, a native of Illinois, most recently served as Supervisor of the Chicago Desk in Hilton Reservations Office in Dallas. Finnegan has been with HRW since 1996. HRW is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton International Co. Hilton Hotels Corporation, based in Beverly Hills, California, and Hilton International Co., a subsidiary of London-based Hilton Group plc, collectively offer nearly 2,400 hotels in more than 65 countries worldwide. Both companies are recognized as leaders in the hospitality industry. Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises approximately 2,000 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton(R), Conrad(TM), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels Embassy Suites Hotels is a chain of hotels, which specializes in suite-style rooms that is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Embassy Suites is an upscale chain of all-suite hotels. All guest rooms of this chain feature a separate living area as well as a sleeping area. (R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. (R), Hilton Grand Vacations Company Hilton Grand Vacations Company, a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels, based in Orlando, Florida is a leading operator of timeshare resorts with about 30 properties in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, and New York. (R) and Homewood Suites(R) by Hilton. |
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