Hilton + BBBS = Opportunity

Hilton and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announced a new nationwide partnership designed to provide young people access to mentorship, exposure to career paths in hospitality and transformative travel experiences.

Hilton has long believed that travel can do more than take someone somewhere new: it can expand perspectives, build confidence, and open doors to new experiences, opportunities, and connections.

For many young people, a first trip or new travel experience can change not only how they see the world, but how they see themselves in it. To help create more of those possibilities, Hilton and the Hilton Global Foundation today announced a new nationwide partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) designed to provide young people access to mentorship, exposure to career paths in hospitality and transformative travel experiences.

250 million Hilton Honors Points to BBBSA

The partnership will include immersive career exploration and mentorship experiences for Big Brothers Big Sisters’ youth participants, or Littles, across Hilton properties in the U.S. In addition, Hilton will be donating its largest-ever charitable Points donation: 250 million Hilton Honors Points to BBBSA.

Grounded in the belief that opportunity expands what’s possible, the donation is equivalent to more than 3,000 standard room nights and will go towards creating transformative travel experiences for Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Littles and their families across the country – giving them opportunities to visit iconic Hilton properties, experience new places, gain new perspectives and imagine new possibilities.

10,000 Mentoring Moments

Over the next year, the partnership will create more than 10,000 mentoring moments across six U.S. markets, helping young people build confidence, see new possibilities and imagine opportunities they may not have thought possible.

“At Hilton, we know hospitality is a powerful engine for opportunity; a first step on the career ladder helps open doors to meaningful careers, economic mobility and life-changing success,” said Katherine Lugar, executive vice president, corporate affairs, Hilton, and president, Hilton Global Foundation.

“Through this partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, our team members will help young people see what’s possible through hospitality – connecting them with mentors, real-world career exposure and the tools and travel experiences to build confidence and strengthen their skills – inspiring and expanding their horizons along the way.”

See full details on the Hilton BBBS Program here.