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1
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opens in NYC on Broadway just below WallStreet

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1794

The City Hotel

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opens in New Orleans, setting the pattern for the City’s Fine Restaurant

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1840

Restaurant Antoine

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Demonstrated an elevator to other an automatic safety device, opening the way for HRB

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1854
Elisha G. Otis
High Rise Building

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Introduces individually controlled air conditioning heating

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1904

St. Regis Hotel NY.

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5
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The first roadside tourist cabins appear

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1920s

Concept of motor hotel

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6
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Starts a rack folder service in California

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1928

Elwood Ingledue

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7
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Initiates the first apple= hospitality

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1930

Howard D. Johnson

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debuts with a small property in Springfield Massachusetts

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1937

Sheraton

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9
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The first issue is published (64 pages long) where to go, eat, visit, sleep

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1939

Hotel and Travel Index

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Negotiates the first management contract

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1946

Intercontinental Hotel

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Opens in Connecticut in first series cooking school

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1948

The New Haven Restaurant Institute- Culinary Institute of America

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12
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One summer avenue in Memphis Tennessee, ___ opens his __

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1952

Kemmons Wilson
First Holiday Inn

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13
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A Plaza hotel of the spring Issue of the Hotel and Travel Index states that double room bath in NYC is from _\ Air conditioning if ordered __ per day

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1953
$12-$25
$2

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14
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Ground broken in Anaheim, California for the Disneyland Hotel

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1955

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15
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Large screen televisions are installed in __

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1955

7 sheratons

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16
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The couple decided to add a hotel in Washington National Airport to one of their Hot Shoppes Restaurant

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1957

J. Willard Marriott and wife Allie

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17
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Unveils an electronic reservation system for the hospitality industry

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1958
Sheraton
Reservation I

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18
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Weekend and off-season promotional packages are introduced

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1960s

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19
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Introduced airplane Boeing 707

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1960s

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20
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First flag carrier in Asia

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Philippine Airlines

1954

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21
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First international Convention

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Araneta

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22
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The American Hotel Association becomes the American Hotel and Motel Association

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1962

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23
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The first no frills motel opens for its $6 a night room Rate

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1963

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T.G.I Friday’s opens and is featured in Life Magazine as an example of how social patters are changing in America. The single bar is open

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1965

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25
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The first Atrium Hotel opens at __ designed by architect __, it becomes the most copied architectural form of its time

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1967
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
John C. Portman

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26
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In Birmingham, Alabama converts a floor into an exclusive club with its own porter, free coffee and turndown service

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1969

Tutweiler Hotel

27
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Porter

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Bags

28
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Turndown services

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Rooms

29
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Economy hotel chain is founded by Atlanta real estate developer __

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1970
Days Inn
Cecil B. Day

30
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Guest recognition programs come into being

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1970s

31
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Hotels begin paying attention to women, at first by offering special rooms with skirt hangers and ironing boards (management contract)

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1970s

32
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In Wilmington Delaware, assigns six rooms for non-smokers (environment awareness)

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1973

The Hotel Du Pont

33
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The lodging industry introduced all suites

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1980s

34
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Hotel segmentation explodes

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1980s

35
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Concept expands to include a separate executive floor providing more luxurious accommodations and concierge service

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1982

The Hotel within d Hotel

36
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Management introduce price tires

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1985

37
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Environmentally responsible hotel follow social and political trends

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1990s

38
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Hotel brands took to movie and music themes

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2000

House of Blues
Planet Hollywood
Hard Rock Hotels

39
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Games are held in honor of Apollo at Olympian Greece

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776 BC

40
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Constructs on the Great Wall of China, continuing until AD 1600

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400s BC

41
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Building begins on the Appian way stretching from Rome to Capua, 19 miles north of Naples (road system)

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312 BC

42
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The Roman Catholic Church goes on a building spree in Europe

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1200s AD

43
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Millennial period

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Green tourism

44
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Constructing tithing cathedrals that will attract generations of pilgrims and sightseers

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1200s AD

45
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Marco Polo explores the routes from Europe to China, stopping along the way at primitive caravansaries (inns)

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1275-1292

46
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In England, a “pilgrim-shippers” license issued to a ship’s captain the most popular destination for European pilgrims ___ to see the alleged tomb of __

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1394
Santiago de Compostela
St. James

47
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British Museum opens to the public. Before then, collections were either private or owned by the church

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1759

48
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The Industrial Revolution change the work people do and the way they do it allowing more free time for the pursuit of leisure interests and travel (travel cars)

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1800s

49
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In England, Thomas Cook organizes a group tour- a day’s excursion __ people to a temperance meeting

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1841

576

50
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Father of Modern Tourism

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Thomas Cook

51
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__ decides to develop his poor country as a winter health resort with a gambling casino. His ideals success enable Monaco to abolish Income taxes.

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1850s

Prince Grimaldi of Monaco

52
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Maybe the first country to solve its economic problems through tourism

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1850s

53
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So-called Golden Age Travel for the rich (spa)

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1880-1939

54
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The railroad’s needs for precise timetable lead s to establish Standard Time Zone

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1883

55
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The suntan becomes the emblem of health and beauty

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1920s

56
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The first American Travel Industry journal makes its debut

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1929

Travel Trade

57
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A Chicago traveling salesman compiled a list of his 167 favorites places to eat in 30 states and sends off 1000 copies

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1935

Duncan Hines

58
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The country passes the first vacation law

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1936

France

59
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In England, the jet aircraft designed for military services makes its debut

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1941

60
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Build a hotels and casino in Las Vegas Nevada transforming the sleepy dessert town into a destination specializing in entertainment

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1947

Bugsy Siegel

61
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Self published his G. I’s Guide to Europe priced at 55 cents per to his best selling $5 a day travel guides

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1955

Arthur Frommer

62
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January 22, massive __ passenger __\ built by __ taxied to the runway at _\ and takes off for __

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1970
330 passenger
Pan American 747
Boeing Co. 
JFK International Airport
London's Heathrow Airport
63
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The age of jumbo jet and mass tourisms begin

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1970

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