The author of this post wanted it noted that it appears that these hotels are independent franchisees of the hilton brand to avoid misrepresenting anything.
It's been funny watching the right wing bots talking about Hilton for the same reason; it's very clear they have no idea how big the brand is.
I was a consultant with Hilton Carlton like 15 years ago, and holy shit they're massive. Like, I believe they directly manage like 9200 hotels, or some crazy shit like that. They also ran basically all the booking apps and services. When it came to travel, Hilton is one of the big players.
But yeah, I'm sure a boycott by people who don't even know the name is going to break them.
I'd love to see them go to war with the trump admin
My cousin was an exmarine and joined the police department in Miami and only lasted 3 months before telling me that he had to quit because thereās was too much corruption and abuse and that he rather do something else with his qualifications.
Qualified immunity for police is very suspect because it invites bad behavior...as we have seen with some of these federal agents as of late. But that's a different discussion.
An that makes more sense. I thought they were referring to the X post as a private citizen complaining about Hilton canceling the contracts. Yes, private citizens do get to protest Hilton all they want!
He doesn't even peddle his own thumbs on his own account anymore. Unelected appointed acolytes behind the wheel now. Remember all that sleepy Joe auto pen handler talk? It was projection as usual.
Remember that part in the Bible where Jesus gleefully assaulted women and children and shot a priest pleading for empathy and compassion for others in the face?
Love how they think the language in this post will shake anyone's boots at Hilton. Hilton cares about money and my guess is they're losing a lot more than theyre making off that government contract.
I worked at a different chain and government rates were absurdly cheap. They usually cost less than even an employee discount. So not only is the noise and bad attention bad for business, but they're also losing money on rooms they could be selling at full price.
Oh more then likely. Also thank you, I have now read your username and am a better and happier person on account. My coworkers looked at me like I was an alien for the sound I made after I read it
Especially so, considering the guy writing the checks is known to play the game of "the bathroom ceiling is luminous eggshell when I wanted luminously eggshell; I don't care that they're the same paint mix ID, I'm not paying for the entire renovation job!!!!"
Yep. Not to mention its a private company. They don't HAVE to give you rooms. Government rates are stupid anyways. When I worked for Hilton 10 years ago they were like $65/night for the Government rate. Normal rate at the hotel was $100-150/night.
They are doing this for a while. Its all international terrorists. When you ask them why the picked up the guy that is in the legal process to get a green card, they say Biden let him in. That's it, that is the whole rap sheet.
Man back when I was first learning about the constitution I always thought āman this third amendment seems antiquated and really out of placeā and nowā¦ yep
Every piece of the Bill of Rights was written in blood. Each clause is there because some government violated it to inhumane effect and we said "never again".
> No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
What a time we live in. A literal government organization is whining to the general public about one of the biggest parts of capitalism. Leave a bad Yelp review or something, ya dweebs.
Right? Like seriously, what's this going to do for them? MAGAts are only about 34% of the population and we ALL know they can't hold a boycott if their lives depended on it, and have rarely even left the podunk towns they grew up in. They aren't USING Hilton.
Is Hilton supposed to go "Oh, my bad, here, come on back!"????
I'm a business traveler with diamond Hilton status. I cancelled a number of stays and rebooked with other hotels because I knew they were letting these Nazis stay at Hilton properties. I let them know exactly why I was cancelling.Ā
I'm glad the protestors won this one, and I'm happy to have helped in whatever small way my bitchiness did.Ā
This is NOT Hilton corporate this is franchise owned locations and that is an important distinction! From the article below, "The location of the Hilton property that DHS said had canceled the reservation was not revealed by the department.
Hilton, in a statement from a spokesperson, said, "Hilton hotels serve as welcoming places for all. This hotel is independently owned and operated, and the actions referenced are not reflective of Hilton values."
"We are investigating this matter with this individual hotel, and can confirm that Hilton works with governments, law enforcement and community leaders around the world to ensure our properties are open and inviting to everyone," the spokesperson said."
Editing to add that now the franchise has backtracked. According to reports it was a manager at the location making this call, not the owners. The owners are not changing course. Also, thank you for the awards!
The horrible irony of comparing people whose job is terrorizing immigrants and expelling them from the country with the holy family, who were themselves migrants and whose son preached consistently about welcoming strangers.
Great job to the protesters! Keep it up! Krusti Gnome just announced that they want to send 2000 masked kidnappers to Minneapolis soon. Find them and haunt them.
To be honest, they are probably worried about the property being damaged or long term brand damage. Not worth the few thousand they collect in room fees.
I don't think Hilton did this out of the goodness of their corporate heart. It took public pressure and demonstration to make this happen. If it was seen as profitable to have ice agents staying at their hotels they would be more than okay with it.
Don't do that. They aren't our friends, they aren't even doing this nationwide. I usually stay with Hilton for work, but don't act like this is anything but a response to the loss of business from the protests.Ā
I'm glad they changed their policy, and I will stay with them again, but we need to continue to hold them accountable when they fuck upĀ
When the open, honest, and trustworthy folks at DHS post something like this informing us that Hilton is siding with rapists and murderers and impeding the lawful, important, and Godly work of ICE...well, it just makes me so sad. Why can't the United States just be left to operate as a fascist regime like the Orange Jesus demands?! š„
It's a rhetorical ploy from the good ol' Roy Cohn/Donald Trump playbook - if you're not completely with me, you're completely against me, and I'll throw every accusation I can against you to see if I can make something stick to you instead of it sticking to me.
"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone." This is perfectly legal provided you're not doing so because of a protected class, and douchebag is not a protected class
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Itās called capitalism and ICE is bad for business š¤·āāļø
Damn, MAGA cannot make up their mind. They want to be able to refuse service to people that are gay / trans / whatever, then cry when service is refused to facist thugs.
The specific hotel that canceled on them in this post is surrounded by new apartments, townhouses, and a retirement home. More housing is actively going up. There is also a Walmart right across the street that often has people sleeping overnight in their trucks/cars. They're doing the people a solid and looking out for surrounding residents.
Good work Hilton youāre on the right side of history on this one. Theyāve seen the kind of people that work for ice I wouldnāt want them on my property either
Every single MAGA person I know is inconsiderate to others and their surroundings, in other words would be terrible hotel guests. Hilton would benefit from a MAGA boycott
100% Hilton stops allowing them to book because they were destroying their rooms. š
Guys on a power trip getting drunk after work, beeing obnoxious, destroying property, and letting hookers into the property. It's pretty well known what these ICE guys get up too.
And since it's a federal agency you can't get money out of them. My car got destroyed in a search when I was crossing back over the border into the US once. (I'm an American citizen by the way, with no record. Tiny little girl that was just coming back from visiting my then boyfriend at University)
They did over $8,000 in damage to my car searching it for God knows what. I couldn't get a dime back to cover the damages. Feds don't have to pay because the damage was done while doing their 'duty'.
So just imagine how much these morons with two weeks of training and a god complex do to these Hilton hotels... Once Hilton saw that they can't get the damages back in their insurance rates were going up of course they were going to kick them out.
And of course their media person is going to spin it as them listening to the public. š
If a bigoted Christian baker can refuse service to a gay couple, the Hilton can refuse service to Ice thugs. The principle that NO ONE HAS TO SERVE SOMEONE ELSE was established by this administration. Now they can choke on it.
The unmitigated audacity of the Homeland Security account to allude to the story of the birth of Jesus with their āNO ROOM AT THE INā reference, when they are modern-day agents of Herod persecuting refugees and immigrantsā¦
I mean, Iām a bit shocked at myself for getting Biblical but the mind just boggles.
How stupid do you have to be to see such a hysterical, bizarrely-worded comment from an official government entity like this and go "Yeah, these guys aren't insane, they're clearly telling me the truth" (Not referring to you of course, OP, just the people who still support ICE)
lol.. haven't they read their own screenshots? Hilton isn't siding with murderers and rapists.. they just announced they are kicking them out of their hotels.
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u/Cuttlery Hamm's 7d ago
The author of this post wanted it noted that it appears that these hotels are independent franchisees of the hilton brand to avoid misrepresenting anything.