Histroy of Hotel and Resort

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History Of Industry 

The hotel industry is a mature industry marked by intense competition. Market share increases typically comes at a competitor’s expense. Industry-wide, most growth occurs in the international, rather than the domestic, arena.
Types of hotel

Commercial Hotels cater mainly to business clients and usually offer room service, coffee-shop, dining room, cocktail lounge, laundry and valet service as well as access to computers and fax services.
Airport Hotels are located near airports and are a conveniently located to provide any level of service from just a clean room to room service and they may provide bus or limousine service to the air lines.
Conference Centers are designed to specifically provide meeting space from groups; they provide all services and equipment necessary to handle conventions.
Economy Hotels provide a limited service and are known for clean rooms at low prices meeting just the basic needs of travelers.
Suite or All-Suite Hotels are hotels which offer spacious layout and design.  Business people like the setting which provides space to work and entertain separate from the bedroom.
Residential Hotels used to be very popular.  The typical residential hotel offers long term accommodations.
Casino Hotels are often quite luxurious.  Their main purpose is in support of the gambling operation.  Casino hotels often offer top name entertainment and excellent restaurants.
Resort Hotels are the planned destination of guests, usually vacationers.  This is because resorts are located at the ocean or in the mountains away from inner cities.  Resort hotels may offer any form of entertainment to keep their guests happy and busy.

A summary of key events in the history of the industry would include the following:
While the practice of renting space to travelers stretches back to antiquity, what could be considered the modern concept of a hotel derives from 1794, when the City Hotel opened in New York City.  While the practice of renting space was not new, the City Hotel was purported to be the first building devoted exclusively to hotel operations.  For it’s time, the building was quite large and possessed 73 rooms.  Similar operations soon appeared in such nearby cities as Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia.          
Interestingly, New York City’s first skyscraper was a hotel - the six story Adelphi Hotel.     
Hotels took a distinct step up in style and class when the Tremont House opened in Boston in 1829.  This hotel was considered by many to be the beginning of what was regarded as first class service.  With 170 rooms, the Tremont House was a large facility.  In addition, the hotel offered features which, for the time, were amazing.  Private single and double rooms were available, which offered not only privacy, but also security.  In addition to water pitchers and a washing bowl, free soap was provided in each room.  The Tremont House offered French cuisine and, reportedly, was the first hotel to have a Bellboy.         
In 1908, the Buffalo Statler opened, marking the beginning of the modern commercial hotel era.  Many services now considered standard were introduced by the Statler, including such amenities as a light switch next to the door, private bathe, ice water and a morning newspaper.  The Statler set the standard of the day by being clean, comfortable and affordable.  The Statler served as the pattern for hotel design and operation for many years.
In the 1920’s, hotel building entered a boom phase and many famous hotels were opened, including the Waldorf Astoria, New York’s Hotel Pennsylvania, and the Chicago Hilton and Towers, which was originally named the Stevens.        
Motels began to replace roadside cabins as use of the automobile spread throughout society. Offering clean rooms with adjacent parking, motels enjoyed great popularity with the traveling public.   

In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the practice of franchising appeared within the industry.  Franchising enabled entrepreneurs to expand their operations without the use of substantial capital.        
For much of their history, hotels were owned and operated by individuals.  However, as franchises and chains began to appear, individually owned hotels found themselves increasingly at a competitive disadvantage.  By the 1960’s, independent prospects began to improve as the result referral organizations such as Quality Courts, Best Western, Master Host and Best Eastern.        
From the 1980’s forward, mergers and acquisitions became common within the industry, and brands become hotly traded commodities.
Recently, use of management companies has entered the mainstream.  As a result, many chains are more involved in management than in ownership.  These chains realize a much more predictable and steady income stream than had normally been yielded by ownership.

Roman Empire: Baths The origin of resorts can be traced back to the second century B.C. to the public baths of Rome. The first baths were small, modest and separated the genders. Eventually, the baths became larger, more elaborate and were opened to both men and women. These baths were large buildings built at the public’s expense. Some were even built by wealthy emperors who wanted to make a statement. Most baths were free but few had small entrance fees. Baths were much like resorts of today because of all the amenities offered at their location. After bathing there was always plenty to do. Most baths included gyms, libraries, snack bars, restaurants, shops, lounges, taverns, museums and theatres. The facilities were used for health and social purposes Europe: Mass Follows Class The first noteworthy resort area was developed in Belgium in 1326 in a town now called Spa. An ironmaster, named Colin le Loup, was cured of a long-term illness when he bathed in the iron-rich waters near Liege. He opened a shelter there and the town surged in popularity. Spa means fountain The popularity of spas and resorts in England is a result of King Charles II visiting trendy hot spots in the 1600s. Today, royalty and superstars still seem to set trends of where the best places to go are. Many English spas are unique because they have gambling and dancing. Spas also became popular because of the medical benefits that were attributed to them such as waters that were rich in certain minerals and could cure ailments The Swiss resort industry was developed in the 1800s to aid the need of private resort facilities for more prosperous people. At the time, travel was not simple. People who traveled to resorts stayed for long periods of time – up to two months to get the best value for their travel expenses. This led to resort facilities being built to accommodate a guest better than your average inn. Hotel Baur au Lac, built in Zurich, was the first resort to utilize the value of a scenic view. At first, Switzerland resorts were seen as summer places, but soon skiing became popular as well as gambling North America: Spas Like Europe, North American hotels were developed around spas in the late 1800s. The first resorts were built first in the east in Virginia, New York and West Virginia. Shortly after, seaside resorts became popular. It was not until later that beach resorts were built in the south and mountain-based resorts were developed out west. The first luxury resort was built in 1829 in Boston. It was called the Tremont House and featured bellboys, gaslights instead of candles and marble and private rooms with locks for each family. The first ‘big’ hotel was built by Gideon Putman in Saratoga Springs, New York centered around the hot sulfur spa there .