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, hair dryers and irons. The Holiday Inn University Blacksburg in Blacksburg, Va., features indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center, restaurant and room service. The hotel offers high-speed Internet access, copiers, facsimile and electronic mail. It is close to various local attractions, such as Virginia Tech University, the Appalachian Trail and Smithfield Plantation. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.