Jump to content

Holiday Inn

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holiday Inn Hotels
Company typeSubsidiary of IHG
IndustryHotels
FoundedMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
(August 1, 1952 (1952-08-01))
FounderKemmons Wilson
Headquarters
Number of locations
1,874 United States
Area served
Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific
ServicesFood services, lodging, conventions, meetings, timeshares
ParentInterContinental Hotels Group
Divisions.
WebsiteHolidayInn.com
Footnotes / references
[1]
The Holiday Inn in Liverpool

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).

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.

References

[change | change source]
  1. "Supplementary Information" (PDF). International Hotels Group. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2009.

Other websites

[change | change source]