Tag: history
The Texas Hotel Short Course: Broadening the Availability of Lodging Education
In the late 1930s, the need for qualified personnel to staff hotels was becoming critical. The number of degreed hospitality programs at the nation’s...
Guests Anonymously Share Secrets at ARRIVE Wilmington’s On-Site Confessional
There is a tiny room tucked into a nunnery-turned-hotel in Wilmington, North Carolina, where guests can anonymously exchange secrets with strangers. In what was...
Merriel Abbott Paved the Way for Women in the Hotel Industry
What many people first see when looking at the picture below from the 1949 Hilton Hotels Managers Meeting is a long table full of...
How Hotels Used Throwaway Wrappers to Promote Their Brands
The phrase "today's trash is tomorrow's treasure" can be applied to several items in the hospitality industry archive, but especially to the archive’s collection...
Iced Out: The Slow Acceptance of Air Conditioning in Hotels
Staying up to date on the latest technological advances is one of the greatest challenges facing hoteliers in 2019. Innovations are constant, forcing those...