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Title: History of Hospitality


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History of Hospitality
  • Hospitality is one of the oldest businesses
  • First records of travel are recorded on cave
    walls about 6000 years ago
  • Money, writings, and the wheel had just been
    invented.
  • These inventions made it easier to travel and
    conduct business

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Early History
  • The hospitality business probably began with the
    Sumerians.
  • In 4000 B.C. the Sumerians lived near the Persian
    Gulf and grew grains that they turned into
    alcoholic beverages
  • They built taverns and served beer ----these
    taverns were some of the first hospitality
    businesses

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  • Early traders traveled from region to region to
    trade their spices, gold, and other exotic goods.
  • They needed places to sleep and eat while
    traveling.
  • People built inns and taverns along the trade
    routes.
  • These inns and taverns served tired, hungry, and
    thirsty travelers.

4
Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empire
  • 3 countries played an important role in the early
    days of the hospitality business
  • Ancient Egypt began the tourism trade
  • About 2700 B.C. the pharaohs built the pyramids
  • The beauty and majesty attracted visitors
  • They needed places to eat and sleep

5
  • Ancient Greece had a role in the hospitality
    business.
  • 2 important contributions
  • 1. the Greek language became the universally
    accepted language of international trade
  • 2. Greek money became the standard of
    exchange

6
Greeks defeated the Romans
  • In 146 B.C. the Greeks defeated the Romans
  • They developed roads throughout their empire
  • This road system made travel easier and quicker

7
After fall of the Roman Empire
  • After the fall of the Roman Empire, there were
    many wars and invasions.
  • Travel became dangerous
  • Travel and tourism came to a stop.
  • During the Middle Ages, the churches offered
    food and a place for travelers to rest.
  • The Renaissance followed and there was a rebirth
    of travel
  • Taverns and inns were once again open

8
Development in the United States
  • Our country has made great contributions to the
    hospitality business.
  • Grand hotels, motels, restaurant chains,
    fast-food businesses, and franchises all
    originated in the U. S.
  • As each new mode of transportation developed,
    hospitality businesses opened up along the route
    or at the stations.

9
Inns for Stage Coach Travelers
  • In the 1600s, stagecoach routes were established
    in the U. S.
  • Inns soon were built along the routes
  • Travelers ate and slept at these inns
  • Stages usually arrived at set times. The
    innkeeper would have everything prepared when
    passengers arrived.
  • The innkeeper tried very hard to take care the
    travelers needs.

10
Grand Hotels for Railroad travelers
  • During the 1800s railroad travel developed and
    spread.
  • This was much more comfortable than stagecoach
    travel
  • It also decreased the length of travel time
  • A 110 mile trip would take 11 hours by stage
    coach only took 2 ½ hours by train
  • Inns, saloons, and restaurants were built close
    to the railway stations

11
Tremont House Hotel in Boston
  • During the railroad boom-the first grand hotel
    was built in America
  • Grand hotel offered luxury accommodations
  • The Tremont House in Boston was built in 1828
  • A hotelier was the manager or owner of a hotel

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  • The Tremont was 4 stories tall.
  • Elevators had not been invented.
  • This caused problems for the guests.
  • Tremonts hotelier created a new position
    bellhop
  • When he heard a bell ring, he had to hop to it to
    help guests.
  • His job was to carry heavy luggage upstairs

13
Luxury Hotels in Europe
  • Cesar Ritz was raising the standard of luxury
    hotels in Europe.
  • The Savoy in London, England had high standards
    of excellence and luxury
  • The Ritz in Paris, France was the 1st to have a
    private bath, built in closets, and telephones

14
Back in the United States
  • Back in the U. S., hotel industry pioneers were
    developing the hotel chain.
  • In the early 1900s Ellsworth Statler developed
    his chain of Statler hotels. His rooms had
    telephones in each room, full-size closets,
    modern plumbing, radios, and free morning papers.

15
Motels for Automobile Travelers
  • A motel combines basic hotel services with the
    convenience for the automobile traveler.
  • Early days was called a tourist court or motor
    court.
  • It was located near a highway.
  • Parking was free and usually located right
    outside the door.
  • Had to carry in your own luggage

16
Holiday Inn developed by Kemmons Wilson
  • Mr. Wilson was disappointed by the accommodations
    he found on a trip to Washington, D. C.
  • He could either stay at an expensive downtown
    hotel or at a small motor court that charged
    extra for his children and was often not air
    conditioned, small, and often dirty
  • He decided to develop his own chain that would
    meet the needs of a family
  • This was the beginning of the Holiday Inn

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