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The American Hotel Protective Association, founded in 1910 as a regional trade association in Chicago, [1] became the American Hotel Association in 1917. The AHA's first president, Frank Dudley, identified rapid expansion of the US hotel industry as vulnerable to a shortage of trained personnel which could not be filled by the then-common practice of recruiting European hotel workers.
American Hotel was founded in 1865 as a publisher of hotel travel directories and railroad maps. It was incorporated in 1896 with its current name as a manufacturer of its patented hotel registers. Around the turn of the century it was acquired by Thomas F. Leahy. His son, James F. Leahy Sr. took over after his death in 1932.
Cover is a unit of measurement in the hospitality industry. It can refer to a meal, ... For example, a table for four diners can provide 4 covers, but if the table is ...
White Lodging Services Corporation is a privately held American hotel management company. As of 2022, it manages about 50 hotels. [1] [2]White Lodging was founded in 1985 by Bruce W. White, who was the company's chairman.
In 2015 the United Kingdom hospitality industry employed around 2.9m people – around 9% of the UK workforce. [12] By employment, it is the UK's fourth-largest industry. The most jobs in the industry are found in London (around 500,000) and South East England (around 400,000); 18% of workers in the UK industry are in London. There are around 1 ...
By the summer of 1950, the four Schimmel hotels were selected by Hotel Management, the industry trade magazine, for its tenth annual study of typical American hotels. To qualify for the study, hotels must be "outstanding in every operational aspect", and "far above average in service and courtesy".
A table reservation is an arrangement made in advance to have a table available at a restaurant. While most restaurants in the vast majority of the world do not require a reservation, and some do not have a policy or simply any channel for making one, so-called higher-end restaurants mainly in overcrowded cities often require a reservation, and ...
STR, Inc. is a subsidiary of CoStar Group that provides market data on the hotel industry worldwide, including supply and demand and market share data. The company has a corporate headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee, an international headquarters in London, England and offices in Italy, Dubai, Brazil, Singapore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Sydney, and Beijing.