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Former airport-area Holiday Inn to be renovated, reopened

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 26, 2026 11:22 AM CT | Published: August 26, 2026 9:43 AM CT

A former airport-area hotel that shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic could soon be reopened as a Fairfield Inn & Suites. 

Property owner Rajeev Chauhan plans to reopen a vacant, 110-room hotel at 2736 Nonconnah Blvd., he said in a phone call this week with The Daily Memphian. 

The 3.5-acre property was sold in 2025 by Florida limited liability companies 2240 Democrat Road LLC and 2736 S. Nonconnah Boulevard LLC.

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Noah McLane

Noah McLane

Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.

Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.


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