ITHM – 101
Workshop - 1

Evolution of the Hotel Industry
The hotel industry dates back to antiquity, where the need to exchange goods between different civilizations, q traders to travel from one country to another to perform this exchange, initially this type of service is free at this time to accommodation traders were kings built shelters on the roads, to encourage trade and protect merchants from thieves.
The story is based on ancient Rome, there were instituted several places. on the roads had taverns and inns which met the needs of travelers and locals. In the tenth century | v, when in composition of the feudal order, taverns and inns offering accommodation, food and drink had become a common reality. The inns, most small, rather primitive accommodation offered which included stables for horses.
Economic improvements and the expansion of trade, hospitality and public catering private were shown to be inadequate. Public accommodations began to appear during the Roman Empire, being located along trade routes and major thoroughfares.( Sthele, Friedländer, Sarkis).
The majority of these were of the third class accommodation since they were served a single poorer classes. The hosters had a very bad reputation.
But it is not until the Industrial Revolution that arises progress begins as such in these shelters, then fine, innovations that were started in Europe, consolidating at that time as the best in the world.
The Crusades gave a strong impetus to trade, and the decline of religious institutions spurred the emergence of establishments giving hosting service by paying a price. The inns were the center of social life, politics and business and pretty well filled the vacuum created by the decline of the authority of parish priests as a result of the Reformation.
Thanks to improvements in transport and communications and the increased travel, old inns,