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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  Tourism Melaka — Authority: 115
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• Catering to the customer: hotels seek consumer loyalty

  
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• HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - Holiday Inn

  
  Mom Knows It All. (I know EVERYTHING - just ask my hubby.) — Authority: 550
  As you may know, the iconic hotel brand Holiday Inn is currently undergoing a massive relaunch – in fact, it’s the biggest relaunch in hotel history! Some signs of change that you can find at a relaunched Holiday Inn is an energized sensory experience: in the lobby you’ll see refreshed signage and the new logo, ...
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• Holiday Inn Club Vacations At Orange Lake Resorts Selects Winter Park Construction For $16.6 Million Refurbishment

  
  Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional Ownership News, Resort Reviews & Guides — Authority: 140
  Winter Park Construction (WPC), one of Central Florida ’s largest and most respected general contractors has recently been selected to direct a $16.6 million refurbishment at the 1,450-acre, Kissimmee-based Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort as well as two of their other Holiday Inn Club ...
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• iTunes winners, and how to update your DRM protected music

  
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  First off, I’d like to congratulate the winners of the iTunes gift cards, courtesy of Holiday Inn : Jen and Susan .  Congratulations, and thanks again to Holiday Inn for the great prizes. [Dont read this next part if youre an avid iTunes purchaser, or just generally aware of digital media happenings - youll ...
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• Five Fabulous Giveaways at The Dirty Shirt!

  
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• Tweets Into the New Year with 31 Days of Deals & Giveaways on Twitter

  
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  During the 31 days that lead up to the new year 2010, InterContinental Hotels Group will “tweet away” nearly one million Priority Club® points redeemable for hotel nights, retail gift cards, electronics and more during the hotel group’s December Tweet Away promotion. IHG invites consumers to follow their hotel ...
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  This weekend Mike and I visited the reception location of our wedding. The best part is the view… I can’t wait.
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  Denford Magora's Latest Zimbabwe News Blog — Authority: 138
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• Singapore’s unique wake up call

  
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• Local “Brands” of Holiday Inn Still Surprise

  
  BrandlandUSA — Authority: 122
  NORTH HOLLYWOOD - This week, we got a press release from the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn. It is proof that franchised chains like Holiday Inn can encourage diversity within their system, yet preserve their Holiday Inn-ness. Now, you should know that I am a big Holiday Inn fan, and have been since I was a kid, when ...
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