Holiday Inn Express
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| Industry | Hotels |
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| Founded | 1991 |
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Number of locations
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2,438 |
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Area served
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international |
| Owner | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Parent | Holiday Inn |
| Website | www |
Holiday Inn Express is a mid-priced hotel chain within the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands. As an "express" hotel, their focus is on offering limited services and a reasonable price. Standard amenities lean toward the convenient and practical which cater to business travelers and short-term stays. As of September 2016, there were 2,469 Holiday Inn Express hotels featuring over 240,000 rooms worldwide.
The Holiday Inn Express concept was intended to target the "upper economy" market segment, offering limited service, low-price lodging.
In Europe, the hotels were known as Express by Holiday Inn, but this variation was phased out during the Holiday Inn Global Brand Relaunch which was announced in 2007.
In 1991, the first Holiday Inn Express locations opened, with three hotels opening in the United States. Plans at the time called for 250 locations to be open by 1995.
In 1996, the brand's first European location opened in Scotland.
Starting in 1998, Holiday Inn Express started an ad campaign called "Stay Smart" ads that featured ordinary people achieving superior feats, such as averting a nuclear disaster or performing like rock stars. When questioned on whether or not they are professionals, they would attribute their skills to their stay there with the reply: "No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!" These ads have received positive reviews, and have been so successful they have crossed over into popular culture, having been featured in late night comedian jokes and political cartoons. Current ads feature comedian Rob Riggle.
Typical Holiday Inn Express hotels are built from corporate architectural prototypes, and tend to consist of 60-80 rooms, with a mix of suites and standard rooms in North America properties. Because the chain has been undergoing tremendous growth, the majority of Holiday Inn Express hotels are brand new or newly renovated.
Most hotels in North America offer a fitness center with various equipment such as treadmills, indoor swimming pool, and a hot tub.
Most Holiday Inn Express hotels offer a business center with equipment such as computers, printers, and fax equipment. Additionally hotels in the United States offer free local calls and free in-room wireless Internet.
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