The brand’s biggest ever campaign to support £650 million Holiday Inn relaunch
Holiday Inn has launched its biggest ever advertising campaign to support the £650 million (US$1 billion) global relaunch of the brand.
The £65 million (US$100 million) “Stay You” campaign is designed to show how guests can relax and be themselves when staying at a Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express. It coincides with the final stages of the Holiday Inn relaunch, a £650 million (US$1 billion) investment across more than 3,300 hotels worldwide. Due to complete by the end of 2010, over 2,200 hotels have already been relaunched, creating a more contemporary image, increasing quality and driving consistency at Holiday Inn brand hotels globally.
The relaunch focuses on what research shows matter most to guests – a modern hotel with efficient, friendly service and a great night’s sleep. The programme includes extensive staff training, a refreshed guest room and bathroom, custom scents and sounds and new signage with the redesigned logo.
The “Stay You” TV campaign kicked off in the U.S. on May 2 during Sunday night baseball and in the U.K. on May 3 on ITV1 during Joanna Lumley’s Nile programme. This is the first time Holiday Inn has advertised on TV in the U.K. since 2002. The multi-media campaign will also feature TV, press and online ads in the U.S. and Germany – the first time the brand has ever advertised on TV in Germany. Print ads will also run in Mexico, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Andy Cosslett, CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group, said: “Stay You is the biggest advertising campaign in the 58 year history of Holiday Inn. We’re more than two thirds of the way through the relaunch so we want to let our guests know things have changed at Holiday Inn. Since 2004, we have removed 1,200 poorer performing Holiday Inn hotels and added 1,500 new ones, rejuvenating the estate. And by the end of 2010 almost half of the Holiday Inn hotels around the world will be less than 10 years old. The level of support behind this campaign reinforces our confidence in the Holiday Inn relaunch which positions us well for the upturn in the economy when it comes.”