Hilton Hotels is trading in its tony 90210 zip code for something a little less flashy (but equally as exciting). The hotel conglomerate is leaving its Beverly Hills digs and moving its corporate headquarters to Washington, DC.
The announcement shocked many, including Marriott International, whose headquarters are also based in the DC-area. According to The Washington Post, the Hilton company will move “several hundred jobs” to DC, which will make the Washington-region the epi-center of the hospitality industry. Marriott International and its affiliates have been headquartered out of Bethesda since 1979.
The Hilton hotels, including its famous family, have lived in Beverly Hills for decades. With the move to Washington, many hotel analysts are speculating some steep competition between the Marriott and Hilton brands. In the meantime, Capitol Hill should start prepping for the arrival of Paris.