BEIRUT, Lebanon – November 8, 2018: To celebrate Hilton Worldwide Global Week of Sales, Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace & Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand, the leading 5-star luxury hotels in Beirut, organized a wide array of interactive activities across a week under Hilton’s global corporate responsibility theme “Travel with Purpose”. Aiming to highlight the significant role corporate partners play in positioning Lebanon on the business hospitality map, as well as adopting an environmental sustainability approach through these relationships, Hilton senior executives and sales managers shared their strong commitment to making corporate meetings more productive, efficient and eco-friendly, while focusing on the well-being of the guests. “We are on a mission to halve our environmental footprint by 2030. We will achieve that by offering services that help reduce waste, energy and usage of water. The global award-winning program “Travel with Purpose” offers professionals and corporate clients a menu of options that make it easy to incorporate sustainable, impactful and healthy choices that deliver on the broader corporate responsibility commitments of our customers and Hilton,” said Malek Fakhro, Cluster Commercial Director of Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand and Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace. “Worldwide, Hilton gathered feedback from customers and sales team members to identify the most pressing sustainability issues for meetings and events so to tackle them meaningfully,” he added. “Our sales professionals truly are purpose-led, with a two-fold mission: to expertly guide their business-to-business customers towards making purchasing decisions that will best meet their meeting, travel or corporate objectives; and to help our hotels meet their commercial goals through full alignment and active engagement”, concluded Fakhro. The Global Week of Sales in Lebanon kicked off on October 29th engaging sales team with corporate clients. To appreciate their contribution in helping Hilton achieve success, the sales team at Hilton paid individual visits to corporate clients and gave them trophies as a “thank you” on November 1st. The week concluded with Hilton team members planting 10 olive trees in Mar Roukouz in collaboration with Dekwene Municipality. About Hilton Hotels & Resorts For nearly a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has been proudly welcoming the world’s travelers. With 570 hotels across six continents, Hilton Hotels & Resorts provides the foundation for memorable travel experiences and values every guest who walks through its doors. As the flagship brand of Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts continues to set the standard for hospitality, providing new product innovations and services to meet guests’ evolving needs. Hilton Hotels & Resorts is a part of the award-winning Hilton Honors program. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can’t be found anywhere else, free standard Wi-Fi and digital amenities like digital check-in with room selection and Digital Key (select locations), available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app. Begin your journey at www.hilton.com and learn more about the brand by visiting news.hilton.com or following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. About Hilton Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, with a portfolio of 14 world-class brands comprising more than 4,900 properties with over 800,000 rooms in 104 countries and territories. Hilton is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to be the world’s most hospitable company by delivering exceptional experiences – every hotel, every guest, every time. The company’s portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose exactly how many Points to combine with money, an exclusive member discount that can’t be found anywhere else and free standard Wi-Fi. Visit newsroom.hilton.com for more information and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Hilton 's Beirut hotels aim to halve their environmental footprint by 2030 , say ahead of the hotel chain 's Lebanon offerings . The hotel is using a sustainability strategy as part of its mission to put Lebanon on the map as a destination for business travel , recently organising a series of events around Hilton 's " Travel with Purpose " corporate sustainability campaign this week to publicise their commitment to making hospitality more eco - friendly . The hotel says its clients favour corporate sustainability and is therefore taking steps to reduce energy , water usage and waste .