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David T. Williams at work in his office.

The Legacy of Hotel Interior Designer David T. Williams

“We try to get as much local feeling as possible in each hotel.” These words perfectly summarize the artistic view of hotel interior designer...
Traveling women

Traveling While Female: A History of How Hotels Warmed Up To Women

In 1885, The New York Tribune assigned a reporter to investigate how many women unaccompanied by either a husband or parent were staying at...
The Waldorf-Astoria New York

Remembering a Hotel Operations Management Innovator

Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1878, the young Lucius Boomer’s goal in life was to become a professional violinist. By all accounts, the would-be...
Holiday Inn - History of franchising

The Origins and Growth of Franchising in the Hotel Industry

The origins of hotel franchising can likely be traced to the formation of a quality-standards-based marketing cooperative by seven motor court owners nearly 80...
Days Inn - Forsyth, GA - Brand's 1st Interstate Motel

Birth of a Market Segment: The Story of Days Inn

The story of Days Inn starts with a family vacation in the late 1960s. After future hotelier Cecil B. Day sold his real estate...
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