Travel With Purpose | Hilton TWP

Conrad Hilton believed hospitality could change the world, and that idea still shapes who we are today. It unites more than 500,000 of us around the world in the simple belief that meaningful change starts with how we show up for each person we serve.

Our Travel with Purpose program is how we bring that belief to life, and it’s central to every aspect of our business. Conrad Hilton believed hospitality could change the world, and that idea still shapes who we are today. It unites more than 500,000 of us around the world in the simple belief that meaningful change starts with how we show up for each person we serve.

Our Travel with Purpose program is how we bring that belief to life, and it’s central to every aspect of our business. When we invest in our people, operate responsibly and strengthen the communities where we do business, we become an engine of opportunity across the 143 countries and territories where we operate.

Our People–building opportunities for all

Our people and our culture are at the center of our business strategy. In my 18 years at Hilton, nothing makes me prouder than the way we’ve transformed our culture into the best in the world.

In 2025, Hilton was named the #1 World’s Best Workplace for the second time in three years, reinforcing the belief that being a great place to work ultimately makes Hilton the best place to stay. We were also recognized as a Great Place to Work in 67 countries with #1 rankings in 18, and named the top hospitality employer across Asia, Europe and Latin America.

This year, we continued investing in Hilton University and launched our redesigned mobile-first learning platform globally. We also introduced our first-ever centralized, no-cost language learning program, offering unlimited access to six languages, on-demand group classes, AI-powered role-play, and optional one-to-one instruction.

Our Hotels–creating sustainable stays

In 2025, we made meaningful progress toward creating more sustainable stays. We became the first hospitality company to join the U.S. Food Waste Pact and continued to exceed our goal of reducing waste by 50% across our hotels through stronger recycling, adoption of AI-informed food waste management platforms, and food-waste donation efforts.

One of our most successful food-waste reduction programs is Green Ramadan. We expanded the program to 45 hotels across 14 countries in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, eliminating 2.6 tons of food waste and earning recognition as the World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership with our partner, Winnow. Additionally, we continued giving our owners the practical tools they need to keep driving progress, from Water and Energy Efficiency Playbooks to technology partnerships, and design standards that build efficiency in from the start. I’m grateful to our owner community for their continued partnership in these efforts.

Our Communities–strengthening where we live, work and stay

Every time we open our doors to guests, we’re also opening our doors to the communities where we operate—a responsibility we’re proud to carry as we help strengthen the places where we live, work, and stay.

Through the Hilton Global Foundation, we awarded grants to organizations tackling urgent challenges across workforce development, sustainability and community resilience. During Travel with Purpose Week, about 2,000 hotels, along with all of our corporate offices, came together to support more than 132,000 community members and divert over 206,000 pounds of waste. These efforts contributed to more than 1.8 million volunteer hours logged by Hilton Team Members globally in 2025. That spirit of service is foundational to our hospitality and, in the U.S., we were honored with Keep America Beautiful’s Power of Beauty Award recognizing our Team Members’ efforts.

This year, I’m especially proud of our collaboration across the industry to build and deploy an updated human trafficking prevention training, made available free of charge to independent hotel owners, operators and brands. This effort builds on Hilton’s long-standing commitment to addressing human trafficking and represents a unified step forward in strengthening prevention efforts.

Looking ahead

Travel with Purpose isn’t a program we run alongside our business. It’s central to our strategy and how we bring our founding vision to life—filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality while creating opportunities for our Team Members, guests, owners, communities and shareholders. Thank you for being part of this journey.

Christopher J. Nassetta
President and Chief Executive Officer