Barron Hilton (born 1927), son of the founder of Hilton Hotels, became head of the company in 1966. Disparaged by some as the lucky son of Conrad Hilton, he led the company into the gaming industry and was one of the first in the hotel industry to use...

Rescuers looking for adventurer Steve Fossett are scanning the desert for a tiny, aerobatic plane that's part of a stable of aircraft at a million-acre ranch owned by an heir of the Hilton hotel fortune.Once used to entertain high-rolling gamblers from Hilton casinos in Las...

Fresh off a $4.1 billion initial public offering, private-equity house Blackstone Group solidified its position as a power to reckon with on Wall Street with a multibillion dollar deal that gives the company control over a hotel empire with more than 600,000 rooms worldwide.On Tuesday,...

A Chicago development group is suing heiress Nicky Hilton for breach of contract over a delayed hotel renovation project just south of the city's downtown.In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, Robert Falor Investments and Grand USA Hotel Supply & Restaurant allege Hilton hasn't...