-HOTEL: House of Traditional Exiting Limit.
- HOTEL: House of Temporary Entertainment with Lodging.
- Its aim is to provide lodging facilities for general public with food & beverage service, uniform service, laundry service etc.
-HOTEL is derived from the word HOSTEL & again the word hostel originated from the word HOST..
- According to the oxford dictionary,” A hotel is a building where rooms & meals are provided to the people in return for payment”.
- According to British Law,” A hotel is defined as a place where a bonafide traveler comes, received food & shelter provided, he/she is in a fit condition to be received & able to pay for it”.
- It should be home away from home.
- It should provide satisfaction, food & beverages etc to the guest.
HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT OF HOTEL INDUSTRY
- It can be traced back to the 6th century BC & it is one of the oldest commercial industry.
-In 1760 Hotel Garni came in to fashion in Paris & it provided rooms in rent to the guest for day, week or month.
- In 1794 first modern hotel named City Hotel in New York Came in to existence with 73 rooms.
- Before French Revolution (1789-1799), it was regarded as ‘Golden Era of Travel’. People travelled & it contributed a new life to the hotel industry.
- In 1827, the Delmonic brothers from Switzerland opened a pastry shop & café in New York City.
- The expansion of cities all over the world led to the further development of hotel industry.
-In 19th century many large & luxurious hotels came in to existence & they provided better services & facilities.
- In 1908 the first business hotel, The Statler Hotel in Buffalo, New York came in to existence.
- The hotel industry developed slowly & had steady growth during 1940s.
- In 1950, development of automobile travel led to the rise of ‘Motor Hotels’ or Motel came in to existence.
- After 1950s chain hotels came in to existence & hotel industry flourished rapidly till date.
