Chapter 1 – Introduction to Hotel Management - Wiley.pptVIP

Copyright ? 2007 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Chapter 1 – Introduction to Hotel Management Historical overview of the hotel industry Hotel classification system Trends that foster growth and employment in the hotel industry Career Development 2005 Lodging Profile /products_info_center_lip.asp Founders of the Hotel Industry E. M. Statler 1863-1928 First hotel was for Pan American Expo in 901 – “a simple structure of 5000 rooms to be torn down after the fair was over” Statler’s chain was sold to Hilton in 1954 Founders cont’d. Conrad Hilton 1887-1979 (after WWI ) in Cisco,