Barron Hilton is a legendary hotel tycoon. Why didn't he let his descendants take over the hotel he founded?

It is better to do something good than let the grandson lose all his property. Barron Barron Hilton, the second generation president of Hilton Hotels Group, died at his home in Los Angeles last week at the age of 9 1. Conrad n hilton family foundation. The Hilton Foundation called it natural death.

In the commemorative statements issued by son Steven, granddaughter Paris and former subordinates, the most frequently used words include "daring to take risks", "foresight" and "extraordinary achievements". The special growing background and parents' genes made Barron Hilton dare to take risks. On the eve of the Wall Street bull market crash, Barron Hilton was born in Dallas, Texas. Five months before his birth, Charles Lindbergh, a descendant of Nordic immigrants, flew from new york to Paris in 33.5 hours in Spirit, a single-engine plane in St. Louis, creating the miracle of the first transatlantic flight and making a sensation in the whole country.

When he was seven or eight years old, Barron often rode his bike to the nearby airport, watched the plane land and take off ecstatically, and then made up his mind to learn to fly when he grew up. He got a private pilot's license at the age of 19, and made it his lifelong pursuit. 20 12 He is 84 years old and still flies on the plane. Texas is famous for its cowboy culture in the west. His father Conrad Hilton's adventure and self-made experience always excited him.

Before 195 1 joined the family business, he participated in many entrepreneurial projects: he won product distribution rights all over Los Angeles and established an oil company, which was also one of the earliest aircraft leasing companies in the United States. With rich management experience, Barron Hilton was promoted to vice president only three years after joining Hilton. During this period, he also created a discretionary credit card plan for high-end customers. 12, Conrad left and Barron took over as the chairman and CEO of Hilton Hotels Group.