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Article: HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE TO OPEN HOTELS IN RUSSIA
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- PR Newswire
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- January 12, 1994
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ATLANTA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday Inn Worldwide today announced its interest in opening hotels in Russia.
Bryan D. Langton, chairman and chief executive officer of Holiday Inn Worldwide, and Earl Patton, chairman and chief executive officer of Parkwood Group, met with St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly A. Sobchak today to review potential sites, including a potential Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza and the Hotel Oktyabrskya as a Holiday Inn hotel.
"This would make us the first major international hotel operator in St. Petersburg," Langton said. "As the world's largest hotel brand, we are delighted to take this historic step to expand our chain. We are continuing to ...