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• The World Tourism Organization is the United Nations specialized agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
• Upscale restaurants and lounges, Valet, concierge services and private dining facilities are provided by hotels.
• The headquarters of the World Tourism Organization are in Madrid, Spain.
• In the year 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization announced the day of September 27 as “World Tourism Day”.
• The term Hospitality has been derived from a French word “ Hospice” which means “Taking care of the travelers”.
• In Old times, locals used to let the travelers rest on kitchen floors or other extra spaces during their journey.
• There were no purpose-built resting facilities for tourists until monasteries decided to build one.
• In the late 1700s, Inns came into being.
• Inns were nothing but a shelter by the road where travelers can stop to take rest and get some food.
• In the early 1780s, lodging was not just about bedding and resting facility anymore.
• Hotels emerged as more sophisticated facilities which provided better rooms and dining areas.
• 1829 is considered as a landmark in the timeline of the American hospitality industry.
• American architect Isaiah Rogers designed and constructed the first luxury hotel “Tremont Hotel” in Boston, Massachusetts.
• The first hotel with private attached bathroom and lock on the doors was the Tremont Hotel.
• The Tremont Hotel used a steam-powered pump to lift up water to the storage tank on the roof.
• Kemmon Wilson started Holiday Inn series of hotels and inns.
• Kemmon Wilson had to pay extra for his five children in all the hotels they stayed in.
• Kemmon Wilson decided to start his own hotel after finding accommodations expensive and uncomfortable for families.
• Motels were small 10×10 Ft wooden cabins for the travelers to take rest during the night journeys.
• The entrance is guarded by surveillance cameras and magnetic sensors and the two main bedrooms have panic buttons.
• The first Holiday Inn was built in the year 1952.
• The traditional hospitality industry has evolved to become what we see today.
• The hospitality industry acts as a marketplace connecting people who wanted to rent their property with those who want to rent it.
• In the 20th Century, motels were built alongside the main highways to host more and more people who might want to take rest for a few hours or stay overnight during their journey.
• The hospitality industry is consistently evolving to become more advanced.
• The Royal Penthouse suite of Hotel President Wilson in Geneva is considered to be the most expensive hotel room in the world.
• In the 21st Century, technological integrations have revolutionized the hospitality industry.
• The rooms are priced between $12 to $83 on average.
• The term motel is made up of “Motor and Hotel”.
• Intercity traveling became more convenient due to the well-connected network of roads.
• Despite all the changes the industry saw, the customer has always been the center.
• The Royal Penthouse Suite boasts its own private “royal boardroom”, its own private health center, and its own private elevator to avoid to mingle with the masses.
• These factors favored the growth of Motels.
• The average price per night for this room is a whopping amount of approximately $61,000- $84,000.
• The place is equipped with bullet- proof windows, armored doors and a human- sized safe.
• First world hotel Malaysia is said to have around 7,351 rooms.
• Malaysia takes the cake for hosting the largest hotel in the world.
• An organization's structure is important as it outlines roles, teams, and employees, and describes how decisions are made across the business.
• In the hotel industry, the front office specifically refers to the area where customers first arrive at the hotel.
• World class service: These are also called luxury/Five Star hotels; they target top business executives, entertainment celebrities, high-ranking political figures, and wealthy clientele as their primary markers.