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Does Holiday Inn own Holiday Inn Club Vacations?

Who owns Holiday Inn Club Vacations? Holiday Inn Club Vacations was founded by Kemmons Wilson and is majority owned by the Wilson family. How do I book a rental reservation at Holiday Inn Club Vacations? To book a rental reservation, please visit our rental page.



No, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company of Holiday Inn, does not own Holiday Inn Club Vacations. Instead, Holiday Inn Club Vacations is owned and operated by a separate company called Orange Lake Resorts (officially Wilson Resort Finance, LLC). The relationship is a strategic licensing agreement; IHG allows Orange Lake Resorts to use the "Holiday Inn" brand name and logo to market its timeshare properties and vacation clubs. This is why you can often earn or use IHG One Rewards points at these properties, but the management, sales staff, and "timeshare presentation" infrastructure are entirely independent of the standard Holiday Inn hotel management. Holiday Inn Club Vacations focuses specifically on "resort-style" stays with multi-bedroom villas and extensive amenities, primarily aimed at families. In 2026, this distinction is important for travelers to understand, as the cancellation policies and booking terms for a "Club Vacations" property can be significantly different and more rigid than those of a standard IHG-managed Holiday Inn hotel.

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