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History of the Hospitality Industry
The New WorldEarly 20th Century)
• Ellsworth Milton Statler – Opened his 1st hotel in Buffalo, New
York in 1907
• Conrad Hilton– “King of Innkeepers”– Opened his 1st hotel in Texas, the
Mobley in 1919– Dallas Hilton (1925)– Hilton bought the Statler Chain in
1954
The New WorldEarly 20th Century)
• John Willard Marriot Sr.– Founder of the Marriot hotel chain
• Kemmon Wilson – Founder of Holiday Inn– Opened the 1st Holiday Inn Motel in
Memphis in 1952– Holiday Inn went international in
1960
The New WorldEarly 20th Century)
• Tourist courts– Automobile led the hotel industry
into a booming business in 1920’s
• Motel– Coined from “motor hotel”– 10 feet by 10 feet wooden cabins– Owners of these motels expanded
to 15 cabins and then called as “tourist courts”
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