"To the Don Drapers of the world, the Howard Johnson hotel brand would like to say this: We're sorry and your next stay is on us, " the company said in announcing a "Mad Men"-inspired promotion.

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Ctrip's founders' answer: Home Inns, a Chinese-style economy hotel harking back to the U.S.' Howard Johnsons and Holiday Inns of the 1950s.

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