• The industrial revolution, (1760s), triggered the construction of hotels in mainland Europe,
England and America
• In New York and Copenhagen, hotels were established in city centres
• Early 1800s, the Royal Hotel was built in London and holiday resorts constructed along the
French and Italian rivieras
• In Japan, Ryokan guest houses were established and in India, government-run Dak
bungalows provided accommodation for travellers
• The Tremont House in Boston was the first deluxe hotel in a city centre with inside toilets,
locks on the doors and an a la carte menu
• The Holt Hotel in New York City was the first to provide its guests with a lift for their
luggage
• Highway inns for stage coaches started to decline as trains began to replace horse-drawn
transport
• In New York, the New York Hotel was the first to be equipped with private bathrooms
• In 1890 Le Grand Hotel, Paris was the first entire hotel to be equipped with electric light
• The Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City was the first in that period to provide lifts for its
guests
• In 1880, the Sagamore Hotel in New York was the very first to provide electricity in all its
rooms
• In 1890 the first school for hoteliers was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland