MICPTH 1

• The lodging industry developed because the need to provide accommodations for travelers
• Early roadside inns were mentioned in several instances in both the Old and New Testaments
• Excavations in Pompeii reveal that the Romans had developed the concept of inns into a trade
• The history of the hotel in its present form goes back to the Middle Ages
• In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, German and English literature made frequent reference to the inn
• The development of the inn in the late medieval period was due to the improvements in security in many European societies
• During the height of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s and early 1500s, there was a greater demand for accommodation as people migrated to the cities to work
• The Industrial Revolution and the development of spas helped the growth of the hotel industry
• By 1750, Brighton, Blackpool, Southern, and other English seaside resorts were attracting bathers
• America's first hotels were seaport inns
• By the middle of the seventeenth century, the public stagecoach had appeared
• In the next 200 years, the lodging industry was influenced by the development of road transport
• With the rapid development of the railway in the 1820s and 1830s, a different kind of hotel developed
• In Europe, large hotels were built next to or across the downtown railroad station
• In the United States, hotels were constructed along the railroad network
• After World War II, advances in air transportation led to the increased number of travelers who demanded more and more hotel space
• The widespread use of the car led hoteliers to build more roadside motels
• Business travelers demanded specialized accommodations, including meeting and convention facilities
• Recent major hotel growth was in the airports, downtown, and resort areas
• Ellsworth Statler was the first hotel chain pioneer in the United States
• Conrad Hilton built an empire that includes the Waldorf Astoria in New York and the largest hotel in the United States, the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago with 3,000 rooms
• Ernest Henderson founded the Sheraton chain
• Kemmons Wilson founded the Holiday Inn chain and its concept of clean, comfortable, and reasonably priced accommodations for the ordinary traveler
• The popularity of the sun vacation in the 1960s brought about the development of the resort hotel
• The change in the function of a hotel brought about a change in its architecture
• The atrium concept in hotels, introduced by architect John Portman, boosted the popularity of Hyatt
• Hilton International opened its first hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1949
• Intercontinental Hotels opened many hotels in Latin America before 1960
• Sheraton opened its first hotel in Canada in 1949
• Holiday Inn opened its first property in Montreal in 1960
• Types of accommodation


  • Hotels
  • Motels or Motor Hotels
  • Resort Hotels
  • Pensions
  • Paradors
  • Condominium Hotels
  • Campgrounds
  • Bed and Breakfast
  • Tourist Inns
  • Apartment-Hotels (Apartels)
  • Health Spas
  • Private Homes
  • Time-sharing
  • Hostels
• Hotels


  • Can be a 10-room boarding house or a building that has a thousand or more rooms, convention and meeting facilities, recreation facilities such as swimming pools and tennis courts, 24-hour room service, with several restaurants and bars and various types of entertainment
  • Hotels have been designed and built to meet almost any kind of budget or comfort level that the traveling public might want
• Motels or Motor Hotels


  • Normally, motels only offer rooms only and free parking to guests
  • These are often found along busy highways and cater primarily to transient and cost-conscious travelers
• Resort Hotels


  • Resort hotels are intended for vacation travelers
  • These hotels range from budget to luxury and can accommodate these travelers and even. convention delegates
  • These are usually located near beaches and offer more amenities, shops, and recreation opportunities
• Pensions


  • Pensions are found principally in Europe
  • These are usually family-owned accommodation facilities
  • In German speaking parts of Europe, a pension is also called Gasthaus
  • Pensions and Gasthaus usually offer continental breakfast but do not have facilities for other meals
  • Pensions are known for their informal family atmosphere
• Paradors


  • Paradors are unique to Spain
  • These are generally old castles, convents, or monasteries that have been converted into hotels by the government and are operated by the government
• Condominium Hotels


  • Condominium hotels are a recent innovation
  • These are often hotels with apartments (condominiums) instead of basic rooms
  • The condominium units are sold by the hotel developers to individuals who are given a title to the physical real estate
  • The individual owners then contract the developer or a management company to operate the hotel and rent the space to visiting tourists
  • The individual owners have the right to stay in their own units during specific periods of the year with a reduced room rate
  • The developers or management company receives a fee for managing and renting out the units
  • The resulting profit is shared among the individual unit owners
  • Condominium hotels generally appeal to families because of the
• Campgrounds


  • Camping is a popular form of overnight accommodation in both Europe and North America
  • In North America, there are at present more than 20,000 campgrounds, some of which are owned by hotels
  • Campgrounds usually appeal to families who travel in recreational vehicles RVs
  • Campgrounds and RVs stopping spots are often found in government parks and forests
• Bed and Breakfast


  • Bed and breakfast are a form of lodging which originated in Europe
  • This form of accommodation provides a bed for the night and breakfast the next day
  • It was only in the 1970s that the idea was brought to the United States
  • Retired and semiretired people with large houses have contributed much to the growth of these establishments
• Tourist Inns


  • Tourist inns are lodging establishments that cater to transients
  • These do not normally meet the minimum requirements of an economy hotel