Lodging Milestones (cont.)
• 1400s
– French law introduced requirement for a hotel register; and
– English law established regulations for inns.
• 1500s
– Stagecoaches developed using Roman road system, teamed
changed, carriage checked, and travelers accommodated at posting
houses;
– English innkeeper set pattern for Europe and USA to follow, and
6000 inns in England;
– First travelers’ guide published rating inns in France.
• 1600s
– Hotel industry developed in Europe with well-placed and reliable
cuisine;
– Seaport inn developed in USA (i.e. The Blue Anchor, Philadelphia);
– Village inn developed in USA (as required by Massachusetts
law); and
– First scheduled coach service established in England