Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels. Holiday Inn is one of the world's most recognized hotel brands. It is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
| Subsidiary of IHG | |
| Industry | Hotels |
| Founded | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. (August 1, 1952) |
| Founder | Kemmons Wilson |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 1,874 United States |
Area served | Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific |
| Services | Food services, lodging, conventions, meetings, timeshares |
| Parent | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Divisions | . |
| Website | HolidayInn.com |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Kemmons Wilson had the idea for the business after a family road trip to Washington, D.C.. During the trip, he was disappointed by the quality of roadside motels at that time. Mr. Wilson partnered with Wallace E. Johnson to build the first four motels on roads entering Memphis, Tennessee. Eddie Bluestein was the architect who designed these first hotels.
Holiday Inn Media
A Holiday Inn in Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland
The "Great Sign" was a familiar sight on U.S. highways in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Holiday Inn clock in Sutton, Greater London, England
Atrium interior at the Holiday Inn Sarasota Airport in Sarasota, Florida, United States
Holiday Inn in Cardiff, Wales
Holiday Inn (right in the picture) at the Eliel Square in Helsinki, Finland
References
- ↑ "Supplementary Information" (PDF). International Hotels Group. March 31, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
Other websites
- Official website
- Holiday Inn Hotels review Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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