Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn was originally started in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson. Since those humble times, Holiday Inn has grown exponentially to establish itself as one of the leading hotel chains in the United States and the world.

Five years after its establishment, Holiday Inn officially became a franchise under Wilson's leadership, leading to a massive explosion of growth of the hotel across the country. By 1972, Holiday Inn had approximately 1,400 outposts in the United States. In the 1980s, Holiday Inn's dominance began to lose some steam, but still was profitable. This led the United Kingdom-based Bass to purchase Holiday Inn in 1988. By 2003, the InterContinental Hotels Group was formed to run Bass' hotel operations, including Holiday Inn, Embassy Suites, and Crowne Plaza among others. Currently, Holiday Inns come in many fashions and levels of service, including Holiday Inn Garden Courts (non-US hotels), the original Holiday Inn with two variations, their Hotel/Suites and Resort brands, Holiday Inn Select (which halted operations in 2006), Holiday Inn Sunspree Resorts, and Nickelodeon Family Suites, a standalone brand in Orlando, Florida.

IHG also runs Holiday Inn Express, a mid-level unit of the hotelier, known for its quirky commercials featuring people who show amazing intelligence and knowledge they didn't have before staying at one of these hotels.

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• Holiday Inn Club Vacations

  
  Online Magazine — Authority: 141
  The new timeshare brand, formed as a strategic alliance between IHG and Orange Lake Resorts, operates using a fresh business model previously unseen among major players in the timeshare industry that allowed Holiday Inn Club Vacations to enter the industry at an advantage. By focusing on the strengths of ...
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• Holiday Inn Relaunches 1,400 Hotels Globally

  
  Online Magazine — Authority: 141
  InterContinental Hotels Group, the world’s largest hotel company, announces the relaunch of 1,400 Holiday Inn brand hotels globally this month. The $1 billion relaunch of Holiday Inn is the largest in the history of the hospitality industry, with more than 3,300 hotels being updated – improving quality and driving ...
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• Colin Powell’s Hotel Gripes: Clock Radio Requires ‘Astronaut Training’

  
  WSJ.com: Developments — Authority: 717
  Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell has a personal list of gripes and suggestions for Holiday Inn owners.
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• World Usability Day Shoutout To 25 Firms

  
  Customer Experience Matters — Authority: 415
  In honor of World Usability Day (WUD) 2009 , I’m publishing a second post today. As part of our annual Customer Experience Rankings , we get consumers to answer several questions about their experiences with companies. One of those questions is “ How easy is it to work with this firm? “ For our analysis, we ...
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• Condo in Ortigas for Sale, City and Land Mega Plaza

  
  Condos Philippines — Authority: 112
  Condo in Ortigas,  (behind Galleria Suites Hotel now Holiday Inn)(30 seconds w-out traffic to 1 minute) walking distance to Robinsons Galleria,Crowne Regency and Galleria Suites116 square meters2 bedroom3 toilet and bathFully furnished3 aircons1 Refrigirator1 Microwave Oven1 Gas StoveW Dinning TableW Sala setAsking ...
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• I’ll Be Here All Week

  
  BenSpark.com — Authority: 140
  Photo-A-Day #1673 Tonight Allison and I went to the Attleboro Firefighters charity comedy event. Tonight was a date night for us. We brought Eva to my Aunt Corrine’s house to stay over. Other than her trip with Dan and Marcia, Eva has not been overnight anywhere yet without us. After we dropped off Eva we went ...
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• Points Earning Comparisons for Marriott, Hilton, and IHG

  
  Loyalty Traveler — Authority: 497
  Part 3 of this multi-part examination of the mega-size hotel chains Marriott, Hilton, and IHG is focused on points earning potential. I have also included an award redemption comparison for spending points on New York City hotel award nights.   Earning Points   How does earning points compare ...
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• Win a Trip to Paris from Miss Seventeen Jr. Fashion Luggage

  
  The Retroist — Authority: 562
  That trip to Paris sounds pretty sweet, but a weeks’ stay in a Holiday Inn of my choice sounds pretty sweet. Especially when they throw in the rental car. I am hoping for that 2nd prize. I already got a Holiday Inn on Route 3 near Secaucus scoped out. I am going to enjoy so much air conditioning and color TV! ...
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• Heinous Fuckery Most Foul

  
  Blog It Out Bitch — Authority: 116
  Lately, there have been many things that leave me shaking my head. For instance:In these tough economic times it’s not uncommon for families to look for ways to save money at the market. We’re no exception. Donny is quick to buy no-name brand stuff. Me? Not so much. Well, I’ll buy some things [...]
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• Downtown Holiday Inn Will Get More Swanky: Apparently the Holiday Inn across...

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 648
  Apparently the Holiday Inn across the street from LA Live woke up, looked around at all the changes going on, and realized its probably a good idea to keep up with the Joneses. Following an initial press release , work on renovating the hotel will begin in the next couple of weeks, reports the Los Angeles Times . ...
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• Dejection fills Maine ballroom after marriage vote

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 156
  (Portland, Maine) Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible. Instead, they went home at midnight, dejected and near ...
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• New Amex Gold Card - FREE for 1st. Year + spend bonuses

  
  Points Wizard — Authority: 130
  Earn Membership Rewards(R) points up to three times as fast : You can earn 3X points on airfare, 2X points on gas and groceries, and 1X points on everything else on The American Express Premier Rewards Gold  Card… -Earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® bonus points when you spend $1,000 in your first 3  months of ...
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• Are we saying goodbye to those little hotel shampoo bottles?

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 143
  There are many reasons why staying in a top hotel can be such a treat. Great beds (and someone to make them for you), fluffy towels, and room service are just a few. While some travelers never use anything but their own shampoos, lotions and soaps, many of us love to try the new [...]
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• Paris Breaks with Holiday Inn

  
  Paris Breaks — Authority: 91
  Do you prefer your Paris breaks with more of an international standard feel and all the modern luxuries of a big well known hotel chain? If so you might consider the Holiday Inn at La Villette, Paris for the full four star treatment without aristocratic prices. Paris, 4* Holiday Inn Paris La Villette, 2 nights from ...
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• Win iTunes gift cards from Holiday Inn

  
  Selfish Mom — Authority: 125
  Be a BudJetsetter I’ve always been partial to Holiday Inn when traveling because I’ve worked at two of them: one as a lifeguard and the other as a concierge.  They’re usually a good mix of value and amenities, and most are very family-friendly.  Children under 12 get to eat free off of the kids’ menu in ...
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• Kids Day at the Pool

  
  Bali Hotel Villa Blog Culture Travel Guide Indonesia - BALIwww.COM — Authority: 126
  Bali-based humanitarian swimmer Monte Monfore and Australian swim instructor Glenn Schapel teamed up for their second annual Kid’s Day at the Pool for physically and mentally challenged children. This year’s fun fest was hosted by ...
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• Holiday Inn Express Hopes of Being First in South Carolina to Achieve LEED Status

  
  Online Magazine — Authority: 141
  Fourth Holiday Inn Express in the Charleston area to feature brand’s new sign IHG, the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Mount Pleasant-Charleston is expected to open next month. This newly constructed hotel is applying for LEED certification ...
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• Expedia Vs. Choice Hotels Battle Erupts

  
  Orlando Vacation Homes Orlando Vacation Rentals — Authority: 122
    Introduction: In this article we look at the hotel industry. The parallels to the vacation home industry can be drawn.   We will contend that hotel brands dropped the ball when it came to Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s) in the 1990’s. Given the OTAs first mover advantage, hotels have never been ...
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• Holiday Inn State-cation!!

  
  ConsumerQueen.com — Authority: 493
  Have you ever just wanted to get away?  But when you look in your wallet and dust comes out?  Just because money is tight doesn’t mean you have to stay home.  All you have to do is look in your backyard.  No.. not that backyard!  Just look around your own city…state…anything within driving distance.  A ...
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