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1777
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Bass opens a brewery in Burton-on-Trent.
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1946
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Trippe, Pan American Airways founder, founds the InterContinental brand.
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1949
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The first InterContinental hotel opens in Belém, Brazil.
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1952
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Wilson opens the first Holiday Inn in Memphis, USA.
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1954
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Wilson starts franchising the Holiday Inn units.
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1956
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Holiday Inn reaches 300,000 rooms.
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1965
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Wilson launches the first computerised hotel reservation system: Holidex.
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1981
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants was founded by Kimpton.
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1983
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First Crowne Plaza opens in Rockville, USA.
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1983
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Holiday Inn launches Priority Club, the first loyalty programme.
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1984
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Holiday Inn arrives at China.
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1988
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Bass begins in the hotel industry, acquiring the Holiday Inn brand.
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1990
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Bass launches Holiday Inn Express.
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1995
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DeBoer founds Candlewood Suites.
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1997
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Bass starts focussing on hotels, selling its leased pubs and small businesses
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1997
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Bass launches Staybridge Suites.
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1998
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Bass buys the InterContinental brand from Juan Trippe.
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2000
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Bass’s brewing operations were sold.
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2001
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Bass was rebranded as Six Continents.
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2001
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Six Continents buys most of the Posthouse chain.
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2003
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Six Continents splits into IHG and a retail business called Mitchells & Butlers.
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2003
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IHG acquires Candlewood Suites.
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2004
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First Hotel Indigo is launched in Midtown, USA.
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2007
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The Holiday Inn brand family creates Holiday Inn Resort.
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2008
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Holiday Inn Club is launched to complete the Holiday Inn brand family.
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2008
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IHG opens its first Staybridge Suites outside of North America.
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2009
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IHG launches its Green Engage program.
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2012
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EVEN Hotels arrive in the United States.
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2012
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IHG creates HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts in China.
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2015
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Kimpton Hotels & Restaurantes is sold to IHG.
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2015
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IHG’s 5,000th hotel.
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2017
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avid Hotels arrives in the United States.
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2018
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IHG buys the majority of the Regent brand.
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2018
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The voco brand is launched.
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2019
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IHG welcomes Six Senses.
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2019
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IHG’s fifth luxury brand: L5.
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