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 New Orleans-Downtown Superdome hotel in New Orleans features an outdoor pool, fitness center, restaurant, lounge, newsstand, business facility and 290-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, babysitting, secretarial assistance, copying, facsimile, e-mail, safety deposit boxes and complimentary shuttle. It is close to various local attractions, such as the French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Tulane University and Jackson Square. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.