...The company's headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee, and it operates over 1,700 motels and hotels worldwide, with a total of approximately 280,000 rooms. Its founder, Kemmons Wilson (1913- ), was motivated to enter the industry by his indignation at the poor service of motels at the time during a family car vacation in 1951. The following year, he opened a motel in Memphis that introduced some innovative management policies, such as not charging extra for children's beds. He then recruited people who wanted to run motels, and by contract, he leased the Holiday Inn trademark, provided guidance on construction and operation, and shared advertising and reservations, and succeeded in rapidly expanding the chain network through a method known as franchising. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Wilson, K." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アメリカのテネシー州メンフィスに本部があり,全世界で1700軒を超えるモーテルやホテルを擁し,客室数は約28万室。創業者はケモンズ・ウィルソンKemmons Wilson(1913‐ )で,1951年自動車による家族との休暇旅行で,当時のモーテルの劣悪なサービスに憤慨したことがこの産業に進出する動機となった。翌年メンフィスで,子ども用ベッドに対しては追加料金を取らないなど,いくつかの新鮮な経営方針によるモーテルを開業し,その後モーテルの経営を希望する人々を募り,契約によってホリデー・インの商標貸与,建設・運営の指導,共同の広告宣伝や予約業務などを行う,いわゆるフランチャイジングの手法でチェーン網の急速な拡大に成功した。… ※「Wilson,K.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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