In 1952, Kemmons Wilson, a developer, had a disappointing experience while on a family vacation when he had to pay for an extra room for his children.
**Therefore, Wilson decided to build a moderately priced family style hotel.
**Each room was comfortably sized and had 2 double beds; this enabled children to stay for free in their parents’ rooms.
**In the 1950 and early 1960, as the economy grew, Holiday Inn grew in size and popularity.