Why Hospitality at Dedman School and the History of Hospitality

The Dedman College has which three majors?

Hospitality Management, Global Club Management, and Recreation & Tourism Management

What is the name of the company that Robert Dedman created and operated?

ClubCorp

Ancient trades routes and religious pilgrimages were the reasons for inns and taverns to open (True/False)?

True

The Tremont House in Boston had a very expensive water pump system housed in the basement of the hotel. That way, each room could have its own toilet (True/False)?

False

The early grand American hotels in the 18th and early 19th centuries were affordable for all (True/False)?

False

Which company owns the largest number of hotel brands?

Marriott

Which historic hotels was one of the first to have electric lighting?

The Savoy

The Dedman College has study abroad programs in which countries?

Switzerland and Italy

True or False - The hospitality industry is constantly growing.

True!

What cool student association is tied to the Global Club Management major?

CMAA (Club Management Association of America)

Which entrepreneur started the Carnival Cruise Line?

Ted Arison

Which entrepreneur's parents begin their empire with diners called Hot Shoppes?

W.J. Marriott

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Who started Sheraton Hotels in 1937 with Harvard Classmate Robert Moore

Ernest Henderson

Who open his first hotel in 1957, acquired the Ritz-Carlton in 1995, and became the largest hotel chain in the world based on # of hotels?

J. Willard Marriott

Who envisioned a chain of inexpensive roadside hotels oriented toward families traveling via automobile & founded the holiday inn, the largest hotel chain in the U.S. in 1952?

kemmons Wilson

Who became the earliest chain restaurant operator when he opened a restaurant in a railroad station in 1876?

Fred Harvey

Who started hotels in 1919, built a national chain, and bought the statler chain in 1954?

Conrad Hilton