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:{{Ping|Spintendo}} Thank you for reviewing this edit request and for implementing the first three parts. As for the fourth part, does "peacock terms" apply when used in the name of the recognition itself, or is there a way to mention this recognition without using peacock wording? [[User:Inkian Jason|Inkian Jason]] ([[User talk:Inkian Jason|talk]]) 15:43, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
:{{Ping|Spintendo}} Thank you for reviewing this edit request and for implementing the first three parts. As for the fourth part, does "peacock terms" apply when used in the name of the recognition itself, or is there a way to mention this recognition without using peacock wording? [[User:Inkian Jason|Inkian Jason]] ([[User talk:Inkian Jason|talk]]) 15:43, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

::{{Ping|User:Inkian Jason}} Thank you for your question. In regards to Request #4, the information in the Fortune reference originated on GreatPlaceToWork.com. Under their [https://www.greatplacetowork.com/user-guidelines User Guidelines], it states, in part: {{tq|"You acknowledge that the Site contains the opinions and views of other users for which GPTW is not responsible. You acknowledge further that GPTW is not responsible for the accuracy of any User Content posted on the Site. You understand and agree that you shall evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any User Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such User Content."}}

::While the Fortune piece does state that GPTW collated the data for their survey ({{tq|"Fortune partner Great Place to Work surveyed employees in offices across the planet."}}) the information provided by GPTW does not reasonably assure a difference between an authority at GPTW as the single source of the information, or a simple user, as defined in their User Guidelines. Therefore, it cannot be stated with certainty that the information appearing in the Fortune piece is accurate. Needless to say, the most reliable surveys are ones where the methadology used is subject to peer review. Wikipedia strongly suggests using surveys of this kind.<br>
::Regards,<br>
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Edit request

On behalf of Hilton, I am back to submit another edit request for this Wikipedia article.

The first two changes are based on this source, which is the latest version of the fact sheet used to update these figures in the past. Here is formatted source information to make adding an inline citation easier:

  • <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.hilton.com/assets/HWW/docs/brandFactSheets/HLT_CorporateFactSheet_July2017.pdf |title=At-A-Glance July 2017 |accessdate=August 10, 2017|date=June 30, 2017|format=PDF|publisher=Hilton}}</ref>

1. In the introduction, I propose replacing the text "As of March 2017, its portfolio includes over 5,000 properties (including timeshare properties) with 812,341 rooms in 103 countries and territories" with "As of July 2017, its portfolio includes over 5,000 properties (including timeshare properties) with about 825,000 rooms in 103 countries and territories". (Bold emphasis is mine to note specific text changes.)

2. In the "Hilton Honors" section:

  • Replace the text "about 62 million members to "with around 65 million members".

3. Finally, I have a request regarding the final three sentences of the "21st century" section, which are currently duplicative. I propose replacing the following: The company announced in February 2016 that Hilton would turn its hotel holdings into a real estate investment trust. Prior to making the announcement, the company went to the IRS for approval.

In February 2016, Hilton announced its intention to spin off its timeshare and real estate businesses, creating three independent public companies. with In February 2016, Hilton announced its intention to spin off its timeshare and real estate businesses, creating three independent public companies. Prior to making the announcement, the company went to the IRS for approval. The current sourcing can be kept to support these details.

Per my previous requests, I am not making direct edits to this article because of my conflict of interest, but I hope a neutral editor can help by making these changes. I don't think these are particularly controversial, but I can address any concerns here or on my user talk page. Thank you for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 03:07, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done One minor nitpick—I'm tired of reading the phrase "more than" in a plethora of edit requests I have reviewed. Surely you can see, had I rephrased your suggestion to "Hilton's portfolio holds under 5,100 properties, with less than 830,000 rooms," the negative slant this change would create. The flip side of my hypothetical operates on the same principle: "more than" and "over" are unnecessarily imprecise language, creating the impression that Hilton's portfolio is larger than it is. I'm not opposed to the use of "more than" per se, but the phrase has been so overused in PR speak that these words have lost their heft. Instead of making readers guess, and hoping they guess high, please use a more neutral term such as "about." Thanks, Altamel (talk) 03:26, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Altamel: I changed "more than" to "about" in the proposed text above. Does this work for you? Inkian Jason (talk) 13:39, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, much better. I have done the first two requests. As for the third, I am investigating the impact the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 had on Hilton's REIT spinoff. So far, my research has indicated that the REIT spinoff had some tax advantages for Hilton, and I believe those should be stated in the article. Altamel (talk) 03:27, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request to add citations

Resolved

Hello! I am back with some additional requests to update this Wikipedia article on behalf of Hilton. This time, I am looking to improve the "History" section, which currently has a "This section needs additional citations for verification" banner. I am providing sources below, and my ultimate goal is to have this tag removed. I invite editors to help verify claims and possibly remove the tag, if and when appropriate. Below I've listed some unsourced claims and possible sources for consideration, which can be copied and pasted into the article's prose:

  • In 1927, Hilton expanded to Waco, Texas,[1] where he opened the first hotel with air-conditioning in public areas and cold running water.[2][3][4]
  • In 1943, Hilton purchased the Roosevelt Hotel and the Plaza Hotel in New York, establishing the first hospitality company to span the contiguous United States.[5] The company incorporated in 1946 as the Hilton Hotels Corporation, and subsequently began public trading of shares on the New York Stock Exchange.[6][7][8]
  • Hilton International was born a few years later, in 1949, with the opening of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico.[9] Barman Ramon "Monchito" Marreno claimed he created the piña colada cocktail at this resort.[10][11] Hilton purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York in the same year.[12][13] Conrad Hilton was featured on the cover of Time magazine, the only hotelier at the time to have done so.
    • Actually, for this last part, I'm wondering if we should just remove this sentence. As I suggested here (see #2), this sentence is about Conrad Hilton, not the company itself. This fact is probably better suited for the Conrad Hilton article.

I'll stop for now so I don't make this edit request too complicated. I know the Hilton websites are not ideal sources, but figured primary sources are better than none at all. I've tried to include multiple options for consideration, when possible, in case editors have preferences for best sourcing. Thanks to all editors who have helped with past requests, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns for these proposed changes. Thank you! Inkian Jason (talk) 20:57, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Sawyer, Amanda. "Roosevelt Hotel". Waco History. Baylor University. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "A (Brief) History of Hilton Innovations". Fast Company. August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "About Hilton: History & Heritage". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Note: User must click on "Early 1900s", then slide number 3 for verification.
  4. ^ "A History of Firsts". Hilton Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "About Hilton: History & Heritage". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Note: User must click on "1940s", then slide number 1 for verification.
  6. ^ Turkel, Stanley (2009). Great American Hoteliers: Pioneers of the Hotel Industry. AuthorHouse. p. 129. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "21 Years of Hilton Leadership". Chicago Tribune. May 24, 1967. p. 70. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "About Hilton: History & Heritage". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Note: User must click on "1940s", then slide number 2 for verification.
  9. ^ Chon, Kaye Sung; Yu, Lawrence (November 12, 2012). The International Hospitality Business: Management and Operations. Routledge. p. 39. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Klein, Christopher (June 16, 2015). "The Birth of the Piña Colada". History.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "About Hilton: History & Heritage". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Note: User must click on "1940s", then slide number 4 for verification.
  12. ^ "Waldorf Astoria New York to be sold for nearly $2 billion". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  13. ^ Glenza, Jessica (October 6, 2014). "New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel sold to Chinese company for nearly $2bn". The Guardian. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

Edit request to add citations, part 2

Resolved

Continuing from the above edit request, I am offering some additional sources for consideration, on behalf of Hilton:

  1. Later in 1955, Hilton launched a program to ensure every hotel room would include air conditioning.[1]
  2. In late 1955, Hilton opened the first post-World War II property in Istanbul.[1][2]
  3. Hilton is credited with pioneering the airport hotel concept with the opening of the San Francisco Airport Hilton in 1959.[3]
  4. In 1965, Hilton launched Lady Hilton, the first hotel concept created specifically for women guests.[4] To appeal to female travelers, a number of properties offered floors occupied by only women along with distinct amenities for their usage.[5][6]
  5. In 1969, the first DoubleTree Hotel opened. However, Hilton was not affiliated with the brand until its acquisition of the parent company in 1999.[7][8]
  6. Hilton purchased the Flamingo Las Vegas in 1970,[9][10] which would become the first in the domestic gaming business to be listed on the NYSE.[11]
  7. In 1979, founder Conrad Hilton died at the age of 91.[12] Hilton Hotels Corporation later created the Conrad Hotels brand in honor of Hilton.[13]
  8. Hilton Honors (formerly Hilton HHonors), the company's guest loyalty program, was initiated in 1987.[14] In 1994, the Honors surpassed competing hotel loyalty programs by offering members both hotel credit points and airline credit miles.[15][16]
  9. The company has been a sponsor of the United States Olympic Team.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b Taraborrelli, J. Randy (April 1, 2014). The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty. Grand Central Publishing. p. 219. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Hamblin, Dora Jane (August 30, 1963). "His Hotels Keep Conrad Hilton Hopping in 19 Lands: Instant America". Life. 55 (9): 67–68. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ^ King, Danny (October 19, 2016). "Airport hotels have become more than a convenient pit stop". Travel Weekly. ISSN 0041-2082. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/4176260/
  5. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50761669/
  6. ^ "About Hilton: History & Heritage". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved September 6, 2017. Note: User must click on "1960s", then slide number 2 for verification.
  7. ^ "About Doubletree by Hilton". Entrepreneur. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "Brand Milestones". Double Tree. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Rothman, Hal (October 15, 2015). Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century. Routledge. p. 22. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Al, Stefan (March 10, 2017). The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream. MIT Press. p. 117. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  11. ^ Hilton, Conrad Nicholson (1957). Be My Guest. Simon and Schuster. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  12. ^ Cook, Joan (January 5, 1979). "Conrad Hilton, Founder of Hotel Chain, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  13. ^ O'Connell, Jonathan (February 12, 2013). "Hilton said to be in talks for CityCenterDC hotel". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  14. ^ Stone, Madeline (January 31, 2017). "Hilton just revealed a game-changing update to its rewards program". Business Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  15. ^ Collis, Roger (December 23, 1994). "Don't Lose Expiring Flier Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  16. ^ Reynolds, Christopher (January 30, 1994). "Frequent Fliers May Find Less Turbulence Overseas : Trends: It's getting harder to qualify for free domestic flights, easier to earn foreign freebies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  17. ^ Irwin, Richard L.; Sutton, William Anthony; McCarthy, Larry M. (2008). Sport Promotion and Sales Management. Human Kinetics. p. 165. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  18. ^ "Glance: Olympic sponsors on Russia's anti-gay law". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. February 5, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

Feel free to adjust the prose's flow and wording, if needed. I just copied the claims exactly as they appear in the current version of the article, and my primary goal is to provide possible sources for unsourced sentences. I realize a couple of these resources are not considered independent, but I am including so reviewing editors can verify the company's internal reporting, too. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 14:19, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@St170e: You've been very helpful responding to edit requests in the past. I've had these requests posted for a while, and no one has responded so far, so I was wondering if you might be able to help with adding these suggested citations to the existing article. If not, that's ok, just thought I'd ask. Thanks, Inkian Jason (talk) 20:28, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Requests to update article

On behalf of Hilton, I am requesting some updates to the Hilton Worldwide Wikipedia article:

1. As has previously been discussed on this talk page (see this archived section), I believe it is incorrect to include "owners" in the infobox in any capacity. Since Hilton Worldwide is a publicly traded company, it is actually incorrect for anyone to be called an "owner" and the parameter guidelines for the infobox say (my bold): "Use this parameter to list ownership percentages for private companies owned by a few key individuals or to list ownership percentages for joint ventures, if applicable. Do not use this field for publicly traded companies. When listing a company as an owner, use the full legal name of the entity that holds the ownership stake in the article's subject company." Therefore, I propose removing HNA Group, The Blackstone Group, and Wellington Management Group from the infobox to make the article more compliant with guidelines.

2. The following sentence can be updated, per this source: "As of March 2017, its portfolio includes around 5,000 properties (including timeshare properties) with about 825,000 rooms in 103 countries and territories." The sentence should read, "As of September 2017, its portfolio includes approximately 5,100 properties (including timeshare properties) with nearly 838,000 rooms in 103 countries and territories."
Here's markup for use as an inline citation:

<ref name="Fact sheet September 2017">{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.hilton.com/assets/HWW/corporate/HLT.CorporateFactSheet-OCT2017FINAL.pdf |title=At-A-Glance September 2017 |accessdate=November 3, 2017|date=September 30, 2017|format=PDF|publisher=Hilton}}</ref>

3. The same source can be used to update the number of Hilton Honor program members, within the "Hilton Honors" subsection. "The program is one of the largest of its type, with about 65 million members" can be updated to "The program is one of the largest of its type, with approximately 69 million members".

(@Altamel: You've mentioned your dislike for the phrase "more than", so I made sure to use "about" and "approximately" in the above requests. Hopefully these updates seem reasonable to you and others.)

4. I propose adding mention of an additional recognition in the "Company culture" subsection, following the sentence "In 2016, Hilton was named one of the "World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces" by Fortune and Great Place to Work." I suggest adding, "The company ranked number nine on the "World's Best Workplaces" list, which was published by the same magazine and Great Place to Work, in 2017.", per this source.
Here's markup for use as an inline citation:

<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/26/worlds-best-workplaces/|title= The World's Best Workplaces|date=October 26, 2017|accessdate=November 3, 2017|work=Fortune}}</ref>

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding these 4 requests. Thank you! Inkian Jason (talk) 16:23, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@St170e: You've helped with several edit requests for this article, so I figured I'd ping to see if you'd be wiling to help out again. If not, I'll try to find a WikiProject Companies member who may be willing to assist. Thanks for your consideration, Inkian Jason (talk) 18:55, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

check Partially implemented  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  13:56, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Spintendo: Thank you for reviewing this edit request and for implementing the first three parts. As for the fourth part, does "peacock terms" apply when used in the name of the recognition itself, or is there a way to mention this recognition without using peacock wording? Inkian Jason (talk) 15:43, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Inkian Jason: Thank you for your question. In regards to Request #4, the information in the Fortune reference originated on GreatPlaceToWork.com. Under their User Guidelines, it states, in part: "You acknowledge that the Site contains the opinions and views of other users for which GPTW is not responsible. You acknowledge further that GPTW is not responsible for the accuracy of any User Content posted on the Site. You understand and agree that you shall evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any User Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such User Content."
While the Fortune piece does state that GPTW collated the data for their survey ("Fortune partner Great Place to Work surveyed employees in offices across the planet.") the information provided by GPTW does not reasonably assure a difference between an authority at GPTW as the single source of the information, or a simple user, as defined in their User Guidelines. Therefore, it cannot be stated with certainty that the information appearing in the Fortune piece is accurate. Needless to say, the most reliable surveys are ones where the methadology used is subject to peer review. Wikipedia strongly suggests using surveys of this kind.
Regards,
 Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  19:21, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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