In 2001, the Six Continents hotel group in the world nearly 800 million pounds profit.

2001年，六洲饭馆集团在全球的利润额近8亿英镑。

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Eventually the Holiday Inn brand passed into the ownership of Six Continents, a British-based outfit that calls itself the world's leading global hotel company, and was this week being threatened with a possible takeover bid by a firm headed by Hugh Osmond, a Briton with an eye for opportunity.

ECONOMIST: Kemmons Wilson