Hilton Named the No. 1 Best Company to Work For in the US

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Hilton Named the No. 1 Best Company to Work For in the US

2025-04-02 22:07 Last Updated At：22:32

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2025--

Today, Hilton has been named the No. 1 Best Company to Work For in the U.S. by Great Place to Work and Fortune for the second consecutive year. The ranking represents a significant milestone for Hilton, marking its 10th appearance on the prestigious list and fourth overall ranking in the No. 1 spot.

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This achievement reflects the overwhelmingly positive experiences shared by Hilton team members and demonstrates years of investment in Hilton’s award-winning workplace culture designed to support inclusion, wellness, growth and purpose for its team members around the world.

“At Hilton, our business is fundamentally about people serving people, and our team members are the heart and soul of our hospitality, making Hilton a truly exceptional place to stay and to work,” said Chris Nassetta, president and CEO, Hilton. “Today, I'm honored and thrilled that we've been named the No. 1 Best Company to Work For in the U.S. for the fourth time by Great Place to Work and Fortune. This achievement is a testament to our decades-long dedication to building an award-winning culture.”

Hilton’s award-winning culture is designed to empower team members to thrive in their personal and professional lives. Hilton offers best-in-class benefits to both hourly and salaried team members in the U.S. including:

These industry-leading benefits engage and inspire team members to create great stays for guests, driving Hilton’s business and creating career opportunities for its nearly 500,000 team members around the world.

“We are truly honored to be recognized as the No. 1 Best Company to Work For in the U.S. for the second year in a row. This amazing recognition reinforces what we’ve always known – that our team members are what makes our hospitality so unique,” said Laura Fuentes, Hilton’s chief human resources officer and head of Hilton Supply Management. “Their passion and dedication create a culture that makes Hilton not only an exceptional place to stay but also a best place to work, learn, grow and thrive.”

Hilton’s workplace culture contributes to the professional growth of nearly half a million team members around the world in a variety of roles, from front desk, food & beverage, technology, engineering to finance and sales, among others. For many considering a career pivot into the hospitality industry, Hilton offers unique benefits and flexibility, opportunities to gain global experience, teamwork and purpose; it’s where many come for a job and stay for a career while creating meaningful connections, building essential leadership skills and growing in a people-first culture.

For more information about the more than 1,300 available U.S.-based roles, visit jobs.hilton.com.

About Hilton

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 24 world-class brands comprising more than 8,400 properties and over 1.25 million rooms, in 140 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, was named the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune and has been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Hilton has introduced industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 210 million Hilton Honors members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

F1's Japanese GP has storylines that may be as fleeting as the country's cherry blossoms

2025-04-04 16:31 Last Updated At：16:41

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — The Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday is only the third Formula 1 race of the season, and several plots are developing that promise a few twists.

But the fresh storylines could be as fleeting as the cherry blossoms seen all over Japan at this time of the year.

There's McLaren, which has been the early force after winning the first two races. Are Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri about to run away with the season just as Red Bull and Max Verstappen have in winning the last four drivers' titles?

How about seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who moved this season from Mercedes and is looking for his first victory for Ferrari. He won the sprint two weekends ago in Shanghai. In Sunday's main race in China, he and teammate Charles Leclerc were disqualified for technical infringements.

And back to the cherry blossoms in Japan — the season typically lasts for only about two weeks, from the initial blooms to its splendorous peak. A sellout crowd of about 115,000 on Sunday at Suzuka — the Honda-operated track in central Japan — will be following every lap of Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda. Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull last week from Racing Bulls, its feeder team.

A Japanese driver has never won an F1 race.

“For him, for a Japanese driver to drive for one of the top teams — it's never happened before,” said Japanese Ayao Komatsu, the team principal of Haas. “That a huge story.”

McLaren has been much better than everyone else in the first two races. Norris won in Australia and Piastri in China. Norris has 44 points to lead the driver standings followed Verstappen with 36, George Russell of Mercedes with 35, and Piastri on 34.

“We know realistically the McLarens are exceptionally strong, and I think it’s going to be challenging for anybody else to compete with them,” Russell said. “But you know, we saw last year how dominant Red Bull were, and suddenly they weren’t at the end of the season.”

Ditto Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.

“Our performance compared to McLaren is just not good enough,” Leclerc said.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton has won five times in Japan, but not since 2018. Foremost on Ferrari's mind is having Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified in China for those technical infringements.

“It’s been a very difficult first part of the season,” Hamilton's teammate Leclerc said on Thursday. “The first two races were difficult, the pace was not where we expected it to be, and to lose even more points than we already did with that, it hurts the team a lot."

'I’m confident because whenever you make mistakes, you learn from them, especially when they cost that much," he added.

Hamilton has nine points. He was 10th in Australia after his win in the Shanghai sprint.

The phrase, roughly translated from Japanese into English, means “Tsunoda, go for it!"

Expect almost all of the 115,000 sellout crowd on Sunday to be wildly supporting Tsunoda. Having Tsunoda promoted from Racing Bulls to Red Bull — the feeder team to the No. 1 team — gives Japanese fans hope.

Almost 20 Japanese drivers have participated in F1 and none has won a race. Three have reached the podium with third-place finishes — Aguri Suzuki in 1990 and Kamui Kobayahi in 2012, both at the Japanese GP, and Takuma Sato in 2004 in the United States GP.

Sato also won two Indianapolis 500s.

Tsunoda may have the best chance of a victory of any Japanese driver. He's driving one of F1's best cars, and he's known for his speed.

“I think he (Tsunoda) always had the raw speed,” said Pierre Gasly, the Frenchman who drives for Alpine and is a former Red Bull driver. “He was a little bit too hectic behind the wheel at times, on the radio. I think in that sense he’s matured enough in minimizing the mistakes.”

The wild card on Sunday could be Verstappen — the Dutchman has won the last three races in Japan. Rain is in the forecast for Sunday, and Verstappen is F1's best driver in the rain. If that eventuates, look for No. 4 to be among the leaders in the wet.

McLaren produced the top times in Friday’s two practice sessions. Both were run under clear skies and sunshine ahead of the forecast rain for race day Sunday.

Norris was quickest in the first session, clocking 1 minute, 28.549 seconds. Teammate Piastri was fastest in the second in 1:28.114 with Norris just 0.049 behind. Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar had the third quickest time in the second session, just 0.404 behind Piastri.

Tsunoda had an encouraging performance, too, with the sixth best time — just one-tenth of a second slower than his teammate Verstappen.

The second session was stopped several times with cars going off the track. The frequent disruptions made it difficult to draw conclusions from the session — except that McLaren still appears to be the team to beat.

Australian driver Jack Doohan spun off the track just seven minutes into the second practice. The car shattered into pieces after hitting a tire wall. He walked away from the crash and told his Alpine team by radio: “I’m OK.”

AP Formula 1: https://apnews.com/hub/formula-one