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 Birmingham-Airport in Birmingham, Ala., features an outdoor pool, fitness center, business facility, room service, restaurant, newsstand and 220-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, copying, electronic mail, safety deposit boxes and complimentary airport shuttle. It is close to various local attractions, such as Talladega Speedway, the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, Legion Field and Vulcan Park. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.