Holiday Inn represents more than 1,400 independently owned and operated hotels and resorts throughout the world. The hospitality brand provides a wide range of services and amenities for business and leisure travelers. Its guest rooms are equipped with coffeemakers, cable televisions, telephones, hairdryers and irons. The Holiday Inn Express Athens hotel in Athens, Ga., features a fitness center, business facility, outdoor pool and 160-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, complimentary breakfast, copying, facsimile, printers and area shuttle. It is close to various local attractions, such as the University of Georgia, Sanford Stadium and Tanger Outlet Mall. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.