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Conrad Hotels was founded in 1982, with the goal of operating a network of luxury hotels and resorts in the world's major business and tourism capitals and top resort destinations.

Conrad Hotels was not the first international expansion project for Hilton Hotels Corporation. In 1949, Hilton, through its Hilton International arm launched and began operations with the opening of the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico, followed by additional hotel openings in Madrid and Istanbul.

Fifteen years later, Hilton Hotels Corporation created Hilton International as a completely separate, publicly owned corporation, with the agreement that Hilton would have the exclusive use of the Hilton name and trademarks in the U.S. and Hilton International would have the exclusive use of these outside the U.S.

In January 1997, Hilton International (now the hotel division of Hilton Group plc) and Hilton Hotels Corporation dedicated themselves to the joint promotion of the Hilton brand worldwide, through several brand and marketing alliances.

In November 2000, Hilton Group plc and Hilton Hotels Corporation formed a joint venture company to expand the Conrad brand of luxury hotels on a worldwide basis. With the acquisition of Hilton International by Hilton Hotels Corporation in March 2006, the Conrad brand is now the most global luxury brand within the Hilton Family. The brand is headquartered in Hilton International’s corporate offices in the UK.

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Conrad Milestones
2007
  Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of Conrad Abu Dhabi in 2009.
 

Conrad Hotels to manage Conrad Maldives, effective 18th December 2007.

 
2006
  The Conrad Indianapolis opens on 27th March.
 

Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of the Conrad Shanghai, China in 2008.

 
2005
  The Conrad Tokyo opens on 1st July.
  Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of the Conrad Bimini Resort & Casino, The Bahamas, in 2008.
 

Conrad Hotels signs an agreement with Lodging Capital Partners for the immediate management and operation of the Conrad Chicago. The Conrad Chicago opens on 7th November.

 
2004
  The Conrad Bali Resort & Spa opens on 8th March.
  The Conrad Miami opens on 1st July.
  The Conrad Bangkok complements the hotel with three luxury villas, the Seasons Resort, located at The Royal Golf & Country Club, Bangkok.
  Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of the Conrad Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2007.
  Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of Conrad Indianapolis, Indiana, opening 2006
  Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of the Conrad Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2008.
 

Conrad Hotels introduces its first music CD: Conrad Vol 1, available around the world in Conrad properties.

 
2003
  The Conrad Bangkok opens on 1st January. The hotel, located in the business district of the Thai capital, is one of the most luxurious hotels in the city.
 

Conrad Hotels signs a management agreement for the opening of the Conrad Phuket Resort & Spa at Panwa Bay in 2007.

 
2002
 

Conrad Hotels signs a new management contract with Mount Juliet (Co Kilkenny), near Dublin, to manage the hotel and conference facilities of this Ireland's premier golf and sporting estate.

 
2001
 

Conrad Hotels completes the year with 30 international media awards and distinctions for its hotels (including the mention of the Conrad hotels in Brussels, Hong Kong and New York in the Institutional Investor "Best 80 hotels in the world". The Conrad Brussels and the Conrad Istanbul were also presented with the Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences).

 
2000
 

Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton Group plc form a joint venture company to expand Conrad Hotels on a worldwide basis. Owned equally by both companies, the joint venture company is operated from Brussels.

 
1999
  The opening of the Conrad Cairo in Egypt marks the first, five-star business hotel in the city and the third Conrad hotel in the Middle East.
 

Nicholini's Restaurant at the Conrad Hong Kong is named by the Commissione Centrale Italia as one of the World's Best Italian Restaurants Abroad.

 
1998
  The Conrad Punta Del Este Resort & Casino is named Best Leisure Hotel by Brazil Travel News.
 

The Conrad Dublin receives Triple Hygiene Mark from Excellence Ireland.

 
1997
  The opening of the Conrad Punta Del Este Casino & Resort in Uruguay marks the first Las Vegas-style casino resort in South America.
  A second Conrad resort in the Middle East opens on the Sinai Peninsula as the Conrad Sharm El Sheikh Resort in Egypt.
 

The Conrad Brussels and the Conrad Hong Kong are both listed in "Best 100 Hotels in the World" by Institutional Investor and Conde Nast Traveler's Top 100.

 
1996
  The second Conrad hotel in Asia, the Conrad Centennial Singapore, opens in the city's new Marina City business and entertainment district.
  Conrad Hotels is named Best Hotel Group-Europe.
 

The Conrad Dublin is named one of the 50 Best Hotels in the World by Travel Digest magazine.

 
1995
  The 136-room Conrad Treasury Brisbane opens in the city's historic Treasury and Lands Administration Buildings.
  Conde Nast Traveller gives the Conrad Hong Kong its highest service rating and adds the hotel to its annual Gold List.
 

The Irish Quality Association gives the Conrad Dublin its esteemed "Quality Mark" and "Hygiene Mark", the first hotel in Ireland to receive both honours.

 
1993
 

The 269-room Conrad Brussels opens its doors in April, on the famous Avenue Louise.

 
1991
 

The 614-room Conrad Istanbul opens, overlooking the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Old City.

 
1990
  Conrad Hotels expands its portfolio into Asia with the opening of the 513-room Conrad Hong Kong.
 

The Conrad Dublin is named one of the Best New Hotels in the World by the UK's Business Traveller magazine.

 
1989
 

The 190-room Conrad Dublin opens as the city's first international business hotel.

 
1985
 

The 605-room Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast opens in Queensland, Australia.

 
1983
 

Construction begins on the brand's first property, the Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast in Australia.

 
1982
  Conrad Hotels was founded as Hilton Hotels' new international operating subsidiary.
 
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