IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, is renewing its relationship with actor/comedian Rob Riggle as the Holiday Inn Express® brand's first-ever Creative Director.

Kemmons Wilson, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was inspired to build a motel after being disappointed by the poor quality of roadside accommodations during a family road trip to Washington, D.C. During construction, the name "Holiday Inn" was coined by Wilson's architect Eddie Bluestein as a joking reference to the ...

Holiday Inn (also known as Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1942 film of the same name. The libretto is by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.

Holiday Inn Mission Statement To make a difference in the lives of the individuals we touch every day, by working together to deliver commitment, personalised service and a superior hospitality product by upholding a strong moral system and actively participating in the community.

With the IHG® Clean Promise, guests are reassured that: Good isn't good enough – we're committed to high levels of cleanliness. That means clean, well maintained, clutter free rooms that meet our standards. If this isn't what you find when you check-in then we promise to make it right.

It helped that the chain also had a catchy name, credited to the brand's architect Eddie Bluestein, who inscribed “Holiday Inn” onto his design sketches of the first Memphis-based motel. Bluestein was inspired by the 1942 movie musical of the same name starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.

The crew members had to wear goggles during filming, because the sand from the firecrackers flew into their faces. Also, animation was added to make the firecracker "blasts" more dramatic. Later, Astaire's shoes for the dance were auctioned off for $116,000 worth of war bonds.

/ˌhɒlədi ˈɪn/ /ˌhɑːlədeɪ ˈɪn/ ​any of the group of hotels owned by the British company Intercontinental Hotels Group. The first Holiday Inn opened in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1952. Holiday Inn is the title of a 1942 film with music by Irving Berlin about a hotel that only opens on public holidays.

Holiday Inn, Effingham, Illinois, 1961 Location was key to Holiday Inns' success. Preferred sites on the righthand side of major highways made stopping convenient for travelers. In the 1950s and 1960s, the company snatched up property for future Holiday Inns adjacent to the new Interstate Highway System.

Providing leisure guests, business customers and families with great places to stay since it opened the doors of its first hotel in 1952, Holiday Inn is an award-winning global icon, with more than 1,000 hotels and an ever-expanding pipeline of properties around the world.

The major difference between a Holiday Inn and a Holiday Inn Express is simply that one is full service, while the other is more limited. Holiday Inn is geared towards families looking for a comfortable spot to relax together, while Holiday Inn Express is aimed more toward the short-stay business traveler.

Theme: Love conquers all, as we touch on major holiday traditions. Smoking, Drinking, and Gambling: No reference to any. Sex: Suggestive references to romance, some kisses.