{"id":102285,"date":"2024-06-04T20:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/the-arizona-biltmore-is-now-part-of-hiltons-lxr-brand-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T20:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:30:55","slug":"the-arizona-biltmore-is-now-part-of-hiltons-lxr-brand-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/the-arizona-biltmore-is-now-part-of-hiltons-lxr-brand-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arizona Biltmore is now part of Hilton&#8217;s LXR brand &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It seems like every hotel wants to be <em>different<\/em> this week \u2014 and by that, I mean an entirely different brand.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few days, we&#8217;ve seen a handful of beloved hotels change flags, and now we know of another: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/best-us-hilton-hotels\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The iconic Arizona Biltmore<\/a> has removed its Waldorf Astoria flag and quietly converted to Hilton&#8217;s LXR brand.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, rumors were swirling that a shake-up was coming to the Arizona Biltmore, including the idea that the property might be leaving Hilton for good.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the hotel \u2014 which dates back to 1929 \u2014 has swapped its branding online, confirming the change, though Hilton has yet to release an official statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:46.52173913043478%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-04-at-8.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">HILTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/award-travelers-guide-hilton-honors\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hilton loyalists<\/a> with a soft spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/destination\/north-america\/usa\/arizona\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona sunshine<\/a>, this conversion is good news, as the resort will stay part of the Hilton Honors family. This is in contrast to what recently happened with the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/conrad-new-york-midtown-leaving-hilton-honors\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conrad New York Midtown, which left Hilton in favor of Marriott<\/a> and rebranded as The Luxury Collection Hotel Manhattan Midtown.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s much to speculate about in terms of why this iconic Arizona hotel shifted brands. One major reason might be that the LXR brand values the independent nature of certain hotels and gives properties more freedom and flexibility to create property-specific experiences than a brand like Waldorf Astoria, which has more structured, even rigid, brand standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hilton itself defines LXR as &#8220;a hand-picked collection of independent and spirited luxury properties&#8221; where &#8220;each member of the collection features its own enchanting pedigree, story and character that is steeped in the originality of its locale.&#8221; And it&#8217;s safe to say that the Arizona Biltmore, with its years of history, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired design and Arizona-centric ethos, easily fits right into that collection.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite end of the reflagging spectrum, other major brand changes saw two independent properties, The Resort at Pelican Hill in California and Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/resort-at-pelican-hill-st-regis\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign with Marriott<\/a>, likely for access to its massive loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy, and the name recognition of their new brands, St. Regis and Ritz-Carlton, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>TPG reached out to the Arizona Biltmore for comment but did not hear back before the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/arizona-biltmore-hilton-lxr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like every hotel wants to be different this week \u2014 and by that, I mean an entirely different brand. Over the last few days, we&#8217;ve seen a handful of beloved hotels change flags, and now we know of another: The iconic Arizona Biltmore has removed its Waldorf Astoria flag and quietly converted to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}