The Progress of the Hotel Industry Through the Years

After a long and tiring day, nothing beats the comfort of retiring to your own suite with a hot shower and crisp linens. Indeed, imagine what life for travellers would be if there are no hotels. Well, the hospitality industry has truly provided most people with convenience during their journeys; not to mention giving individuals more options for places to stay.

Now these edifices catering to accommodation are actually parts of history and their beginnings span through civilisations. As early as the biblical times, hospitality structures offering guests places to stay in have been already been built. The Romans, for instance, had constructed mansions for travellers and the Greeks developed thermal baths for their establishments.

Moreover, even monasteries of olden times built hospices, inns, and other hospitality structures. During the 15th Century, an English law was passed in France requiring establishments to keep a register - 600 inns in England were recorded during this time. This also gave way for the first guide books to be published.

But, the full rise of accommodation did not take place until the 1760s, when the industrial revolution began and different structures were built across Europe and America. The Royal Hotel was then constructed in London during the 1800s and several resorts in the Italian and French Rivieras were developed. This progress also made its way through Asia where the Ryokan guest houses were put up in Japan.

At the start of the 20th Century, more lavish structures with awe-inspiring architectural designs began springing up from almost all of the major cities, becoming more luxurious and offering different amenities. This era also gave birth to ski resorts and other accommodation types. The progress of this field suffered a temporary halt because of the war and the Great Depression, but during the 1980s, it boomed again and this time with even better facilities and more marketing strategies catering to every type of clientele. In 1995, the Middle East had the world’s eyes on it when the Jumeirah Beach Hotels were constructed including the famous Burj Al Arab.

Today, there are endless possibilities when it comes to choices and its development truly redefined accommodation in a lot of ways. The Ravensbury in Newquay, for instance, is a fine, tranquil, family-run hotel - an excellent fruit of this industry.