Kemmons Wilson had already made a pile with his jukebox franchise when he founded this "festive" family hotel chain
The 
suburbanization of America was already well under way by the time ... By that 
time he had his hub systems in place, but focused his energy .... Memphis 
entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson famously started the first modern franchise-hotel
... [DOC] [TLE] Holiday Inn's Image Makeover | Travel + Leisure [PAR] Everyone had a Holiday Inn story about a business trip, a festive night at the bar, 
... to one of three chains: Howard Johnson, Ramada Inn, and Holiday Inn.