Introduction to Hotel Management in China Hotel Industry

China is an ancient civilization, and it is also one of the earliest countries in the world where hotels appeared. In ancient China, as far back as 3,000 years ago in Shang Dynasty, there was an official "post station". This is the oldest official accommodation facility in the history of China.

1. China ancient hotel industry

Hotel facilities in ancient China mainly included post stations and hotels. In the long history of more than 3,000 years, there have been dozens of names or shop names in the appellation of ancient hotels in China.

For example, the existing Ming Post Station in northwest Yunnan and Ji Ming Post Station in Huailai, Hebei Province are the largest and best-preserved ancient post stations in China.

12. Modern Hotel Industry in China

Modern China was invaded by imperialism and became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The development of hotel industry is similar to that of transportation industry. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the popularity of ships and trains, the hotel industry in China has finally undergone revolutionary changes. At that time, in addition to traditional hotels, there were western-style hotels and Chinese and western-style hotels. For example, Pujiang Hotel (Old Richard Hotel) on the Bund is the first modern hotel in China.

3。 Modern Hotel Industry in China

The development history of modern hotel industry in China is not long, but the speed is amazing. After the founding of New China, provincial capitals, municipalities directly under the Central Government and scenic spots all built a number of hotels and guest houses by rebuilding old hotels. Their main function is to recuperate cadres and receive official visits, but profit is not the main business purpose of these hotels. Since 1978, China began to implement the policy of opening to the outside world, and vigorously developed tourism, creating an unprecedented good opportunity for the rise and development of modern hotel industry in China. . -( 1) stage of reception management and experience management: During the more than 20 years from 1950s to the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the hotel industry in China, as an important channel for foreign exchange, belongs to the category of non-governmental diplomacy and has no independent economic status.

Generally speaking, during this period, the number of tourist hotels in China was small, the facilities were outdated, the functions were single, and the conditions were simple. The system was reception-oriented management and experiential management, focusing on the completion of various reception tasks, which was the place for government reception activities and the product of planned economy.

(2) Open management and standardized management stage: 1978 After the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, China's hotel industry has also experienced the process of starting and developing into modern management, changing the backward state in the past and developing into a star-rated hotel industry with international advanced level.