Group    From 1/8/1952 

Holiday Inn

Categories: Tourism / Traditions

Countries: USA

Hotel chain. Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kemmons Wilson. There are currently (2018) about 2,500 hotels worldwide.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Holiday Inn

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