Hilton Advances Travel with Purpose, Showcasing Impact for People, Hotels and Communities in 2025

• Hilton’s 2025 Travel with Purpose report highlights measurable progress toward hospitality leader’s 2030 goals, including significant reductions in carbon emissions, water use and waste generation across managed and franchised hotels worldwide.
  
  
• Hilton has delivered significant environmental progress, achieving a 50.9% reduction in carbon emissions intensity at managed hotels, a 36.0% reduction at franchised hotels, a 37.1% reduction in water intensity and a 64.7% reduction in landfill waste intensity – surpassing its 2030 waste goal ahead of schedule.
  
  
• Hilton continues to expand positive community impact globally, meaningfully reaching 2.5 million people, contributing 1.8 million volunteer hours and distributing millions of meals while strengthening local resilience through partnerships and the Hilton Global Foundation.
  
  
• Travel with Purpose is embedded in Hilton’s business model, with investments in energy efficiency, responsible sourcing, community resilience and industry-leading social impact initiatives shaping the future of hospitality.
  
  

Hilton today announced continued progress on its Travel with Purpose strategy and progress from the Hilton Global Foundation, with its 2025 report highlighting strong momentum toward its 2030 goals. The results showcase how purpose-led operations, thoughtful energy efficiency efforts and community impact initiatives are expanding opportunities for Hilton team members, delivering more sustainable stays for guests and supporting resilient communities across the 144 countries and territories where Hilton operates.

Travel with Purpose is Hilton’s global strategy to create positive impact and long-term value for its people, hotels and communities.

Through Our People, Hilton is creating opportunities by investing in programs that support career growth and long-term development.

Through Our Hotels, the company is delivering more sustainable stays by improving energy efficiency, reducing water use and waste, protecting biodiversity and sourcing responsibly.

Through Our Communities, Hilton is strengthening local economies and resilience by partnering with organizations, supporting small businesses and promoting responsible travel.

Together, these pillars make Travel with Purpose a fully integrated strategy that supports better guest experiences while strengthening Hilton’s business.

“Through Travel with Purpose, we’re making meaningful, measurable progress across our people, our hotels and our communities – strengthening the experiences we deliver to guests while driving long-term value for our business,” said Katherine Lugar, EVP, Corporate Affairs, and president, Hilton Global Foundation. “From investing in our award-winning culture to advancing more sustainable stays and supporting communities around the world, this work reflects how purpose is embedded in how we compete, grow and lead.”

Hilton continues to make measurable progress against its climate goals (2008 baseline):

• 50.9% reduction in carbon emissions intensity (managed hotels)
• 36.0% reduction in emissions intensity (franchised hotels)
• 37.1% reduction in water intensity (managed operations)
• 64.7% reduction in landfill waste intensity (managed operations), exceeding its 2030 goal ahead of schedule
• Ongoing alignment with science-based targets and global ISO standards

At the same time, Hilton is expanding its social impact, reaffirming its commitment to its team members and communities:

• 686,000+ learning and career opportunities created in 2025
• More than 2.5 million community members impacted
• More than 1.8 million volunteer hours logged globally

Hilton’s people-first culture is grounded in a clear belief: happy teams create happy guests. By investing in team members, Hilton continues to show that being the best place to work helps make it the best place to stay.

“I was inspired to apply for the Hilton Cares Scholarship because Hilton truly commits to its people,” said Shanice Atkins, commis chef, Barbados Hilton Resort. “The scholarship felt like a meaningful way to keep growing my education while staying connected to a company that values lifelong learning and personal growth.”

Hilton is embedding sustainability into hotel operations – reducing emissions, water use and waste while maintaining a high-quality guest experience.

Through the Hilton Global Foundation, Hilton is scaling its community impact worldwide. Since 2019, the Foundation has awarded $22M+ in grants to support opportunity, resilience and sustainable travel destinations.

In 2025 alone:

• 2.3M+ meals distributed
• 2.4M+ pounds of food donated
• 2.1M+ pounds of waste diverted
• 995K+ community members impacted

Hilton continues to take a leadership role across the industry, including efforts to combat human trafficking. In 2025, the hospitality company worked with industry peers and Protect All Children from Trafficking (PACT) to launch an updated, survivor-informed training – made available free across the industry to strengthen prevention efforts.

Travel with Purpose remains central to Hilton’s growth strategy. By investing in people, advancing sustainable operations and supporting communities, Hilton is making steady progress toward its 2030 goals while continuing to deliver value for guests, owners and stakeholders.

For more information, visit travelwithpurpose.hilton.com

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 28 world-class brands comprising more than 9,200 properties and over 1.3 million rooms, in 144 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 4 billion guests in its more than 100-year history. Named as the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune, Hilton aims to create the best culture for its 500,000 team members around the world. 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 250 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, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.