Holiday Inn Express relaunches the Stay Smart ad campaign that made it famous


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The Express brand was lost in IHG’s efforts to promote its larger Holiday Inn properties, but is now facing a significantly more competitive mid-scale market than was present during its former glory.
Holiday Inn Express, one of the fastest-growing chains in the U.S., is hoping that reviving its once-popular Stay Smart campaign will prove a smart move in the ever-competitive midprice hotel market.