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4000 BCE
Summerians (Iraq)
Farmers moved to another places to exchange seeds, because of this, caravanserai was created -
Period: 3200 BCE to 476
Empires
-Egypt: Firsts to have touristic attractions. goods interchange, negotiations with the government and religious festivals attendance, which made that egyptians offer shelter and food to travelers.
-Greece (dominants of the Mediterranean area): Delphi & Olimpia where games were realized Thanks to this centers, guesthouses and taverns were created.
Rome: "Pleasure travelers". They had one single coin, excellent roads systems and two languagesfor communication, latin and greek. “Quality” inns -
1350
Decline and Resurgence
Invansions= touristic activity stops
Only religious travelers
Church gives them food and shelter -
Renaissance
Touristic activity retakes the flow.
Security and commercial activity increases.
Taverns and inns for the middle class (20-30 rooms) -
Period: to
Beginnings of Modern Age
Advances in roads. England creates the English Common Law with 2 important rules, places had the obligation of receiving every traveler and providing lodging services, as well as that places needed to insure the belongings of travelers.
Posthouses and coaching inns. -
Industrial Age (18th- 19th century)
Train= travel in less time
Train stations were the basis of development of businesses
Room service
Restaurants for both genders
August Escoffier + Ceasar Ritz =The Savoy Hotel, the luxury hotel in London -
The Modern Age (19th century)
Grand Hotels like:
The Tremont Hotel (Boston): bellboys, recepcionists, lobby with carpet, bathrooms, private rooms, french cuisine, bathtube, WC, annunciator
– The Astor House (NYC): More bathrooms, big public areas, showers, first to have gas illumination
– The Palmer House (Chicago)
– Parker House (San Francisco): High prices, games room, ballroom
– The Palace Hotel (San Francisco): Spacious rooms, biggest dining room of the
epoque, reading rooms, beaty salon
– The Waldorf Astoria -
20th Century
Gold epoque with construction and occupation indexes
Industry retook its level after World War II with the occupancy
Development of franchises and chains
Evolution of flights, technology and customer preferences