HISTORY HOLIDAY INN EUROPE
1952
Holiday Inn founded by Kemmons Wilson in Memphis, Tennessee.
1967
Holiday Inn Leiden opens in the Netherlands, the first Holiday Inn to open in EMEA.
1984
Opening of China’s first international brand hotel, the Holiday Inn Lido Beijing.
1988
Bass acquires Holiday Inns International.
1990
Bass acquires the remaining North American Holiday Inn business.
1995
Holiday Inn Worldwide goes live on the internet and becomes the first hotel
company to offer direct booking capability.
2004
The first “next-generation Holiday Inn” opens in Gwinnett County,
Georgia, US and sets the standard for Holiday Inn properties to come.
2007
Holiday Inn launches the new style in EMEA, offering increased quality and
comfort for guests, whilst reducing build costs by 25% and bringing a higher
return on investment for owners.
2007
2007 IHG announces plans for a $1bn relaunch of the Holiday Inn brand family.
2007
IHG relaunches Holiday Inn brand family
2008
First Holiday Inn hotels road-test the brand re-launch programme changes.
First Holiday Inn signed in Vietnam.
2009
Holiday Inn Pudong Nanpu opens as the 100th Holiday Inn in Asia Pacific.
First IHG Hotel to open in The Maldives – Holiday Inn Male.
2010
Holiday Inn launches first global advertising campaign – Stay You.
Hotel relaunch programme reaches 2,500 hotels