History about the Hospitality Industry

 A Brief History of the Hotel Industry

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History of Early Hotel Industry Roman Empire (30 (3 0 BC - 40 400 0 A. A.D) D)

Medieval (500 (5 00 - 13 1300 00))

Dark Ages (40 400 0 500 )

Renaissance (130 (1 300 0 - 16 1600 00))

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Sumerians Sumeria ns (2500 (2500 BC)  Hous Houses es of of the go far far people people

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Code Co de of Ha Hamm mmura urabi bi (1 (179 792 2 - 17 1750 50 BC BC))

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Hotel in Olympus for visitors to games (4 th century BC)

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Caravanseri (Persia 200 BC) 

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Caravan inn or Palace Fortified area that housed animals, goods, and travelers First true commercial hotel

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Roma oman n Empi Empire re (265 (265 BC  400 AD) AD) 

Religious & Military Travel

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Market Segmentation: Segmentation: Mansio to Taberna

China Chi na (2 (250 50 BC BC  10 100 0 AD) AD) 

Post houses/hotels every 10 miles for nearly 300,000 miles

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Monast Mon asteri eries es (40 (400 0  130 1300 0 AD)

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Henry VIII Act of Supremacy (1534) 

 Abolished monasteries; Inn keeping flourishes

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Guild of 235 Inn keepers

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Travelers met at city gate and escorted to appropriate inn

England 

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 Ye Olde Olde Fighting Fighting Cocks in St. St. Albans Albans  Oldes Oldestt Inn (800 AD) AD) London (1384) London (1384)  Innke Innkeepers epers were respons responsible ible for the behavior of their guests

Railway Hotels Built at every major terminal during the 19th century

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History of Hotels in America

Golden Age (1920¶s) WW I (1910¶s) Early America (160 (1 600 0 - 19 1920 20))

Motel Age Growth (1950¶s) (1960 & 70) Recovery (1990¶s) WW II (1940¶s) Recession (1980¶s)

Depression (1930¶s)

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Firsts

in America

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First Inn (1634) - Coles - Coles Ordinary - Bo Bost ston on,, MA MA

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First Hotel (1794) - City - City Hotel - Ne New w Yor York k Cit City y

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The Tremon Tremontt House (182 (1829) 9)  First luxury luxury class hotel hotel 

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___________________ (19 (1908 08))  Fir First st moder modern n hotel hotel 

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Private rooms with locks on the door

Slogan: A room and a bath for a dollar and a half

Early taverns were unofficial City Halls

Innovators & Leaders Fred Harvey (1876)  Ha Harv rvey ey Ho Hous use e Hot Hotel elss Ellsworth M. Statler (1908)  Buffalo Statle Ellsworth Statlerr Hotel Hotel  Fath Father er of Amer America ican n Hotel Hotel Indus Industry try Conrad Hilton (1919)  Ban Banker kers s Men Menta talility ty Kemmons Wilson (1952)

History of American Hotels 1920s - Go Gold lden en Age Age of Ho Hotel telss 

Unprecedented Building and Occupancy

1930s - Gr Grea eatt Depr Depres essi sion on 

85% of hotels in receivership or liquidation

1940s - World Wa War II II

History of American Hotels 1950s - Gro Growth wth of Mot Motel el Cha Chains ins Reasons for increased travel after WW II:

1. Pent-up Demand 2. Tr Tran ansp spor orta tati tion on Im Impr prov ovem emen ents ts Interstate Highway Act of 1956 3. Desire to Travel 4. _______________ 

1960s - Gro Growth wth of Hot Hotel el Cha Chains ins

History of American Hotels 1970s - Gro Growth wth of Fr Franch anchisi ising ng  Ma Mark rket et Se Segm gmen enta tati tion on

1980s - Pr Pros ospe peri rity ty & Recession  Pro Produc ductt Segme Segmenta ntatio tion n & Over Over Expans Expansion ion

1990s - Recovery  Exp Expan andin ding g Ma Marke rkets ts & Mer Merge gers rs

Sept. 11, 2001 - Ma Majo jorr Dec Decre reas ase e Recovery began in 2004

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History of Las Vegas

Flamingo (1946) Glitter Gulch (193 (1 931 1 - 19 1946 46)) Wide Open Gambling Act (1931)

Howard Hughes (1967)

The Mob (1940¶ (194 0¶ss - 1970 1970¶¶s)

Mega-Resorts (1990¶s)

Corporate Control (1980¶s)

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Las Vegas History 1931 19 31 - Wi Wide de Op Open en Ga Gam mbl blin ing g Ac Act  t  1941 - El Rancho Vegas  Ji Jim m Cas Cashm hman an & Tom Tommy my Hul Hulll

1946 - Fa Fabu bulo lous us Fl Flam amin ingo go  Bugsy Si Sie egel

1967 - Ho Howa ward rd Hu Hugh ghes es 1980s - Cor Corpor porate ate Con Contro troll & Mega Mega Resorts  MG MGM, M, Hi Hilt lton on,, Mira Mirage ge