Lecture 2.The evolution and development of Tourism and Hospitality Industries.

776

athletic games on the plain of

Olympia, Greece

312

The Romans visited the Bay of Naples,

built a road from Rome

1200

Religious pilgrimages to Rome and

the Holy Land (current Israel)

1275

Marco Polo pioneered trade

1841s

first organized tour by Thomas

1800

Rail travel

1900

Auto & Air travel

1970

ecotourism and sustainable

1980

cruising gained popularity

1855

First European tour.

1866

First North American tour.

1869

First river cruise on the River Nile.

1870

European offices opened.

1872

Cairo office opened.

1825

Marie-Antoine Carême published Le Pâtissier royal parisien and his five-volume treatise on grande cuisine.

Late XVIc

a type of eating place “ordinary” opened in England.

1675

the city-state of Venice had dozens of coffeehouses, including the famous Caffè Florian on the Piazza San Marco.

1652

- First English Coffeehouse

1959

- The Four Seasons restaurant opened in New York, first elegant American restaurant that was not French.

4500 B.C.E

The Sumerians - early taverns (served beers, place to relax)