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...DIED. KEMMONS WILSON, 90, founder of the Holiday Inn chain whom TIME once called "the Man with 300,000 Beds"; in Memphis, Tenn. Irate at shoddy accommodations during a family vacation, Wilson built the first Holiday Inn in Memphis in 1952 with the goal of offering customers something novel: comfortable, child-friendly, inexpensive lodging. Fueled by a growth in American families traveling the new interstate highway system, the chain expanded from 100 in 1959 to 1,700 in 1975. There are now some 3,000 motels worldwide bearing the Holiday Inn name...
...result is Grace Street Church, next door to The Inn at Harvard, which every Sunday evening at 7:15 p.m. is bursting with new-age worship music and students raising their arms in praise...
...INN STYLE The Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu has a swimming pool; the Yak and Yeti has a luxurious reputation. But what Kathmandu's Hotel Vajra lacks in televisions and high-speed Internet connections, it more than makes up for in charm, comfort and personality. A pleasant distance from the tourist area of Thamel and a stone's throw from the landmark Swayambhu stupa, the 22-year-old inn was designed to resemble a traditional Nepali palace, complete with a tranquil flower garden, fountains and a rooftop terrace ideal for watching the sun set over the capital...
...DIED. KEMMONS WILSON, 90, business visionary who founded the Holiday Inn chain of hotels in 1951 after a disappointing family trip; in Memphis, Tennessee. Described as "the vacation that changed the face of the American road," by 1969 Holiday Inn had grown into the largest hotel chain in the world. It now has over 1,000 U.S. outlets...
...Peninsula Chicago offers pet massages, dog-walking services and pet-sitters--not to mention a just-for-pets room-service menu with treats ranging from rawhide to steak tartare. The Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, Md., specializes in gourmet dog biscuits. And if your dog takes a liking to the designer doggie bed at the posh Hotel Lancaster in Paris, the management will ship a replica back home...