Holiday Inn

This article is about the hotel chain. For the 1942 film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, see Holiday Inn (film). For other uses, see Holiday Inn (disambiguation).

Holiday Inn
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHotels
FoundedAugust 1, 1952; 72 years ago (1952-08-01)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
FounderKemmons Wilson
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States[1]
Number of locations
1,173 (September 30, 2018)[2]
Area served
Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific
ServicesFood services, lodging, conventions, meetings, timeshares
ParentBass Brewery
(1988–2000)
Six Continents
(2000–2003)
IHG Hotels & Resorts
(2003–present)
DivisionsHoliday Inn Express
Websitewww.holidayinn.com
Footnotes / references
[3]

Holiday Inn is a chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee. The chain was a division of Bass Brewery from 1988-2000, Six Continents from 2000-03, and IHG Hotels & Resorts since 2003. It operates hotels under the names Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Holiday Inn Resorts. As of 2018, Holiday Inn has hotels at over 1,100 locations.

  1. ^ "Regional headquarters".
  2. ^ "Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts - Our brands - InterContinental Hotels Group PLC". InterContinental Hotels Group. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Supplementary Information" (PDF). International Hotels Group. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2009.