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	Kemmons Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913 – February 12, 2003) was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels.
		He was born Charles Kemmons Wilson in Osceola, Arkansas, a son of Kemmons and Ruby "Doll" Wilson.
		Kemmons Wilson died in Memphis and is interred in Forest Hill Cemetery - Midtown in Memphis, Tennessee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kemmons_Wilson (141 words)

	Print Article: The bad hotel that gave birth to a dream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Kemmons Wilson, who has died at 90, founded the Holiday Inn chain of budget hotels after a depressing experience on a family holiday in 1951.
		Wilson, a Memphis businessman who had already become a multi-millionaire from property deals, a chain of popcorn machines and a jukebox franchise, had taken his family on holiday in Washington DC, but was disappointed with the quality of the motels - particularly with their practice of charging $2 extra for each of his five children.
		Wilson vowed to build a chain of motels where children would stay free with their parents, beds would be big and a pool would keep everyone occupied.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/02/19/1045638365610.html (408 words)

	Orange Lake Resort & Country Club, Florida's Premier Vacation Resort
		Kemmons Wilson, beloved father, friend and businessman, died February 12 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee; he was 90.
		Kemmons was born in Osceola, Arkansas, but spent most of his life in Memphis, where he was well respected and well known for his business, community and philanthropic involvement.
		Kemmons Wilson may have been blessed by a lot of people, but he surely blessed more by his life and his work than can ever be counted.
	www.orangelake.com /Kem_memorial.html (680 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson, father of modern hotel, dead at 90
		MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Kemmons Wilson, who founded the Holiday Inn chain of hotels and revolutionized the industry by bringing affordable and comfortable lodging to millions of travelers, has died at the age of 90.
		Wilson is widely viewed as the father of the modern-day hotel.
		Charles Kemmons Wilson was born an only child in Osceola, Ark. His father died when Wilson was 9 months old and the family moved to Memphis, where Doll Wilson, his mother, got a job as a dental assistant.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20030213-0313-obit-wilson.html (580 words)

	Kemmons Wilson
		Memphis, TN Born in 1913, in Osceola, Arkansas, Kemmons Wilson was just nine months old when his father died.
		By the end of 1964, Wilson had opened more than 500 Holiday Inns and within 20 years he and his partner, real estate developer Wallace Johnson, were overseeing the largest hotel-motel operation in the world.
		Wilson, who says his Horatio Alger Award is "one of the best awards I’ve ever received, "is busy with his newest project, the Kemmons Wilson School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Memphis.
	www.horatioalger.com /members/member_info.cfm?memberid=kwi70 (553 words)

	Kemmons Wilson Dies at Age 90; Established First Holiday Inn Hotel in 1952 / Feb 2003
		Wilson opened the first Holiday Inn hotel on August 1, 1952, in Memphis after he returned from a family road trip discouraged over the lack of family and value-oriented lodging.
		Wilson established the IAHI in 1955 as an organization of Holiday Inn franchisees and representatives of his company charged with working together for the purpose of maintaining the highest professional hospitality standards for the Holiday Inn hotel system.
		Wilson is survived by his five children: Spence, Bob, Kemmons Jr., Betty and Carole; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
	www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2003_1st/Feb03_KemmonsWilson.html (622 words)

	Nation's Business: Kemmons Wilson changes his mind - motel management
		Wilson is a bulky, rumpled man whose shirttail tends to sneak out of his pants as he bustles around one of his projects.
		But the Wilson Inns are, he says, his "new toy." He announced the new chain a year ago and predicted that 100 inns would be under construction before the year was out.
		Wilson is building his new inns by hanging concrete slabs from 45-foot steel columns, spaced 15 1/2 feet apart.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1154/is_n3_v77/ai_7359395 (1310 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Obituaries -- Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson, father of modern U.S. hotel, dead ...
		Wilson, who died at home Wednesday, is widely viewed as the father of the modern-day hotel.
		When Wilson left the company in 1980 following a heart attack, it had more than 1,750 motels across the country and was one of the most well-known brands in U.S. history.
		Charles Kemmons Wilson, an only child, was born in Osceola, Ark., on Jan. 5, 1913.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/obituaries/20030213-1600-obit-wilson.html (641 words)

	KEMMONS WILSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		It could be said that Kemmons Wilson, who attended Central High, is single-handedly responsible for changing the face of modern innkeeping.
		Wilson's retirement as Holiday Inn's Chairman of the Board in 1989 did not mark the end of his successful endeavors in the hospitality industry.
		Wilson's remarkable career accomplishments have affected millions of travelers around the world by raising the standards of the hospitality/travel industry.
	www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us /special.announcements/halloffame_2000/sld008.htm (212 words)

	AAHOA provides an active forum in which Asian American Hotel Owners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		That was “Kemmons,” as in Kemmons Wilson (although I don’t think anyone in the hotel industry would be confused by the name “Buggsi” in a headline either, but I digress).
		Kemmons contended that that was a formula that would work at any level.
		Kemmons knew vaguely about AAHOA, but there was nothing vague about his awareness of what Asian Americans were accomplishing at the property level.
	www.aahoa.com /news.asp?NewsID=137 (1078 words)

	MCS Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees
		Kemmons Wilson was born on January 5, 1913 in Osceola, Arkansas.
		Kemmons Wilson credits his mother with convincing him that he could do anything that he set his mind to.
		Wilson's first hotel was located on ____________________ Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
	www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us /admin/communications/Hall_of_Fame/Kemmons_Wilson.htm (341 words)

	Kemmons Wilson: America's Innkeeper
		That's why Wilson was particularly galled at the $2-per-child surcharge that roadside motels commonly attached to his bill on that fateful trip.
		Wilson was born in Osceola, Ark., in 1913.
		Wilson, who flew 65 mission as a World War II pilot, was asked by a friend why he gone ahead and volunteered.
	www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf2004111_3044_db078.htm (1124 words)

	Hospitality Net - Bookshelf - Half Luck and Half Brains - The Kemmons Wilson, Holiday Inn Story
		Wilson goes far beyond the epic of the most successful hotel chain in history.
		"Kemmons Wilson has transformed the motel from the old wayside fleabag into the most popular home away from home", says TIME magazine in a cover story about the founder of Holiday Inn.
		Charles Kemmons Wilson was born to Kemmons Wilson, an insurance man, and Ruby "Doll" Wilson, in Osceola, Arkansas on January 5, 1913.
	www.hospitalitynet.org /book/114000537.html (336 words)

	Testosterone Nation - Atomic Dog - The American Dream
		Well, this pissed Kemmons Wilson off to no end, so almost off the cuff, he told his wife that he was going to go into the motel business.
		On the way home from Washington, Wilson measured the rooms of various motels his family stayed in and he figured the optimum size for a room was 12 feet by 30 feet, plus a bathroom.
		Wilson then presented the plan to a bunch of lawyers, doctors, and dentists and they were mesmerized, visions of diamond-encrusted sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads.
	www.t-nation.com /findArticle.do?article=body_137tc (2086 words)

	Officer Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wilson is active in the development and operation of the Kemmons Wilson Companies’ real estate ventures and is Chairman of the Board for Orange Lake Country Club, an award-winning timeshare resort in Orlando, Florida.
		Bob Wilson also serves as Vice President of Wilson Hotel Management Company, Inc. and is involved and provides direction in the development and construction of hotels, condominiums and resorts.
		Wilson is also responsible for Kemmons Wilson’s property management activities and is President of Wilson Air Center, a fixed-based operation for corporate and small plane services.
	www.wilsonhotels.com /about/officerprofiles.html (1171 words)

	Fortune Small Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The Wilsons stopped at several motels on their way to D.C., and Kemmons Wilson was annoyed by the inconsistency of the accommodations--some were pleasant, others filthy.
		Wilson then took out a $325,000 loan to cover costs--too much, as it turned out, as he came in $45,000 under budget--and in August 1952, exactly a year after the Washington trip, the first Holiday Inn opened.
		Wilson built three more Holiday Inns in 1953 and 11 in 1954, and then began franchising the brand to carefully screened applicants (a typical deal called for the franchisee to pay for the land and construction, plus a $10,000 fee and a 2.5% royalty on gross revenue).
	www.fortune.com /fortune/print/0,15935,433881,00.html (2171 words)

	Early Holiday Inns Executives and Franchisees Attend Kemmons Wilson Gallery Opening in Memphis / July 2002
		That legacy is housed in the new 82-room Holiday Inn and Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management at the University of Memphis at Central and Deloach.
		He was a pastry chef at The Peabody when Kemmons Wilson hired him to manage the first Holiday Inn, which opened 50 years ago on Summer Avenue.
		Kemmons Wilson Jr., said his father stayed up later than he normally does Wednesday night to visit with his friends.
	www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2002_3rd/Aug02_WilsonGallery.html (877 words)

	Saturday Evening Post: Kemmons Wilson's "second dream." - Orange Lake Country Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Kemmons Wilson represents the state of the art among American entrepreneurs.
		Wilson is quick to credit his wife, Dorothy (a former American "Mother of the Year'), for the sparking decor.
		Kemmons Wilson calls Orange Lake Country Club his "second dream,' but on Fridays, as he leaves for Memphis, he has a faraway look in his eyes that leaves the impression this is certainly not his last.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1189/is_v257/ai_3660922 (1327 words)

	TintCenter.com - Holiday Inn Express - suddenly hip?
		But when Wilson checked into the big hotel in the sky two years ago at 90, he was hardly a household word - except in Memphis, where he is a local legend second only to Elvis.
		Yet Wilson's brainstorm of a roadside inn with clean sheets, rooms starting at $4 a night and no extra cost for kids may have bedded down more traveling salespeople and vacationing families in the last half century than all his rivals combined.
		Wilson, a success and stickler for hard work, was no snob personally or professionally.
	www.tintcenter.com /news/130.html (1062 words)

	Kemmons Wilson: Still Building New Dreams Well Into His Eighties
		In 1951, Wilson was on vacation with his family and became disgusted by the overpriced motels for vacationing families.
		Wilson credits his success to his wonderful mother, Ruby “Doll” Wilson, who sacrificed her life for him and taught him to make his mark on the world.
		In his office, among all the photos of Wilson with presidents, heads of state and celebrities, the one of which he is most proud is a huge portrait of his mother.
	www.usdreams.com /Wilson.html (625 words)

	Newsday: Kemmons Wilson, 90, Founded Holiday Inn@ HighBeam Research
		Kemmons Wilson, 90, a business visionary who founded the Holiday Inn hotel chain in 1952 and reshaped roadside lodging by offering inexpensive but comfortable rooms where children stay for free, died Feb.
		Wilson was a folksy, dynamic and humble workaholic who answered his own phone and could be found doing landscaping work around his hotels.
		The only child of a poor widow, Wilson was a high school dropout who at the age of 17...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:71753642&refid=ip_almanac_hf (162 words)

	Wilson School Checks In \| The University of Memphis Magazine
		Wilson's children re-create a ribbon-cutting ceremony they performed in 1952 as kids.
		The school is just budding, with three professors (O'Halloran is one of them) and about 30 students currently on board, but the newly formed Wilson School already is on the verge of blossoming into a program that supports several hundred students, multiple research efforts and numerous partnerships across the country.
		Wilson, with his wife and five children in tow, set out for Washington, D.C. Often stopping at motels that had poor quality or charged extra for kids, Wilson dreamed up a hotel chain where guests would enjoy things like free ice, television and air conditioning.
	www.memphis.edu /magazine/v20i4/feat1.html (1141 words)

	Article
		Such hygienic reformers were common at midcentury, and their love of clean surfaces and predictability re-engineered our landscape and our culture in a manner that highbrow social critics found ominous and middle-class moms and dads found liberating.
		Men like Wilson, it might even be said, helped invent the postwar families they sought to serve by building them a stage.
		Wilson may have flattened the cultural landscape, but he also widened its horizons.
	www.csus.edu /indiv/s/shawg/courses/rls182/articles/us_vacation.html (564 words)

	Small Business - Holiday Inns: Be My Guest - FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wilson also revolutionized the motel-supply business, creating subsidiary companies that proved so successful they became the standard in the industry.
		When Wilson turned in his keys, at age 66, his stake in the business was worth $7.3 million.
		The Kemmons Wilson Cos., run by his three sons today, focus mostly on real estate, including Wilson Inns (which offer free popcorn for guests).
	fortune.com /fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,433881-2,00.html (1067 words)

	Welcome to InterContinental Hotels Group \| Social Responsibility
		Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality And Resort Management at the University of Memphis
		Out of this commitment, we are pleased to be a major supporter of the new Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management at the University of Memphis.
		The Wilson School is one of only a select number of hospitality schools in the country that provide students with such hands-on experience.
	www.crowneplaza.co.tt /h/d/6c/1/en/c/2/content/dec/6c/1/en/sr/cont.html (164 words)

	Kemmons Wilson, founder of Holiday Inns, introduces Orange Lake Resort & Country Club in 1982
		If downtown is the city's rec room, Wilson Air Center is its front door, the green marble foyer where people like LeBron James and Britney Spears get their first taste of Memphis.
		Wilson Air is a 17-acre, full-service stop for corporate jets with offices and hangars at 2930 Winchester.
		Wilson has computer tie-ins to Hertz, a full-service mechanic shop and an Elvis jumpsuit in the closet for special Memphis welcomes.
	www.orangelake.com /kem_archive_21.html (773 words)

	Industry Pioneer Kemmons Wilson Dies At Age 90
		Wilson was credited for mainstreaming modern hotel franchising and introducing such innovative concepts as the industry’s first computerized reservation system Holodex, the first toll free reservation hotline and started one of the first guest loyalty programs while also helping to introduce the concept of timeshare to a then skeptical public.
		He worked with Wilson for more than half dozen years in his early days and learned many of the skills that have allowed him to run his own company today.
		Kemmons was out there like a stallion charging in 50 different directions and was always willing to take on new thoughts and ideas.”
	www.hotelinteractive.com /hi_index.asp?page_id=5000&article_id=1762 (1001 words)

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