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”