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Hilton Worldwide’s AI Playbook: How 40+ Use Cases Are Reshaping the Guest Journey and Operating Leverage!

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s recent financial performance for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 reflects a mixture of achievements and challenges. With solid growth in several metrics, Hilton reported an 0.4% year-over-year increase in system-wide Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) for the year, alongside achieving industry-leading net unit growth and cost discipline that drove a record adjusted EBITDA of $3.7 billion, marking a 9% increase from the previous year. Furthermore, Hilton returned an unprecedented $3.3 billion to shareholders in 2025, indicating strength in capital returns despite slightly softer than expected RevPAR. The fourth quarter saw a 0.5% increase in system-wide RevPAR compared to the previous year, with notable international performance in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions counteracting reduced U.S. government demand and weaker international arrivals into the U.S. Business transient, and group segments faced headwinds from a government shutdown impacting U.S. RevPAR which decreased by 1.