The word concept of hotel

headword: Hotel

Pinyin: l ǚ gu ǚ n

Zhuyin: ?ㄩˇ?ㄨㄢˇ

English: Hotel Since the 19th century, the facilities of hotels in some countries have been quite perfect. After the Second World War, due to the increasingly developed transportation, frequent international exchanges and the rapid development of tourism, more and more hotels were built around the world. Large hotel networks owned by some multinational groups have spread all over the world in major cities and tourist attractions.

Hotels are characterized by safety, economy and hygiene. Hotels are priced by beds. Generally, the charge for a bed is the price of a local fast food, which is about one tenth of the price of a three-star hotel. Indoor equipment is simple, with high and low beds, hard mattresses and bedding, personal wardrobe with lock, collective bathroom and toilet. Hardware requirements are firm, beautiful, practical, convenient, clean, self-help, equipped with washing machines, cafeterias, recreation rooms, public activity rooms, etc., and various cultural and sports activities can be organized according to their own characteristics. The famous brand in China is Motel168, which was founded in Shanghai in 23. Of course, many of Motel's standards are not lower than those of four-star hotels, and some even meet or exceed the standards of four-star hotels. Therefore, hotels are sometimes not synonymous with low grades. The key is to look at the brand.

Another characteristic of hotels is their wide distribution and large quantity, and their IT level is generally low. I Hotel, the largest hotel exchange platform in China, tries to create a free, open and mutual-help hotel exchange platform through its own efforts, helping most hotels to implement IT, centralizing the management of all hotels in the country, and providing hotel search services for potential users through the I Hotel mobile phone application client. Hotels have a long history in China.

according to historical records, as early as the Shang dynasty, there was a "post station", which was an external place for official documents and guests to live. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in order to facilitate the vassals to pay tribute and make pilgrimage, guest houses were extensively built on the road leading to the capital. As the saying goes, "Where there is a way to go wild in the country, there is a place where there is food" and "the city has a waiting hall ... waiting for the officials to be hired". Guests receive different receptions according to their titles, which is actually a kind of "official camp" hotel.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to the prosperity of commerce and developed transportation, "folk" hotels gradually emerged. These hotels were originally called "inns" or "hotels", regardless of accommodation, mainly serving businessmen.

during the western Han dynasty, the scope of hotels was expanded. Chang 'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, is dotted with buildings. There are not only "county houses" for merchants from all over the world, but also "barbarian houses" for foreign guests.

According to Records of Emperor Taizong in the Old Tang Dynasty, after Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he resumed the pilgrimage system for landlords and officials, and ordered the construction of "more than 3 mansions" to facilitate the accommodation of officials. At that time, land and water post roads crisscrossed, and there was a post station every 3 miles. There are 1639 post stations in China, with the capital Chang 'an as the center, extending in all directions.

Later, a "Towering Khan Road" was built in ethnic minority areas, and 68 post stations were added along the way to provide accommodation for messengers. I was envious of the appearance of a special certificate for post stations made of silver. At that time, according to the nationality or nationality of the guests, national hotels were set up separately, and the housekeeping department under the crack hon temple was responsible for managing the reception and seeing off.

by the yuan dynasty, hotels had become one of the most prosperous industries, and even royal hotels appeared.

in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the "post" was called "Huitong Pavilion" in Beijing. In the early years of Guangxu, there were 367 guild halls in Beijing. After 1927, tourist hotels specializing in receiving foreign tourists appeared in big cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. At the same time, there are also a large number of people with warm and thoughtful service.

Youth Hostel is an internationally renowned brand with a history of nearly one hundred years. Some people call it "Hilton Hotel for the Poor".

In p>199, a German teacher named Richard Schieman led a group of students on a hiking trip, and was caught in heavy rain, so he had to spend a hard night in a rural school with straw as a bed. Teachers who stayed up all night sprouted the idea of building a hotel for young people.

Richard skilman advocates that young people go out of school and get close to nature. He said: "All boys and girls should go out of school, go hiking and stay in youth hostels." He lobbied around with this idea and was finally accepted by people.

In p>1912, the world's first youth hostel was born in an abandoned castle in Germany, and the basic structure of the youth hostel was laid, which was characterized by "safety, economy, hygiene and privacy". The indoor equipment was simple, with elevated beds, hard mattresses and bedding, locked personal storage cabinets, small tables and chairs, public bathrooms and toilets, and some cafeterias and public toilets. It has been widely welcomed by young people. Only one year later, there were 83 youth hostels with 21, beds. By 1997, the International Youth Hostel Alliance had 65 member countries in the world, and there were 4,5 youth hostels with 32.82 million beds and 3.5 million international members. Today, youth hostels have become the largest accommodation chain organization in the world, and 1 million young tourists in the world are using them.

In p>1961, UNESCO approved the blue triangle international signpost composed of fir and houses to designate the way to the youth hostel. The original imported youth hostel membership card (HI card) is a little shabby compared with the specifications we imagined, and it is just a piece of cardboard the size of a business card, and it has not even been molded and laminated like ordinary documents. This reflects IYHF's concept of environmental protection, as long as the things that are changed once a year are guaranteed to be used for one year.

"Real youth hostel guests use walking or cycling to cook by themselves, giving up big and comfortable hotels and choosing small and humble youth hostels. This is a romantic and idealistic view of tourism. At this time, everything absolutely needs you to do it yourself. "

Cooking by yourself: Every youth hostel has a big kitchen, and all kinds of pots, bowls, scoops, pots, knives, forks and spoons are available at will. The faucet provides both cold water and hot water. The kitchen is surrounded by various stoves and a number of large-capacity refrigerators for backpackers. You can put bread, milk, steak, meat, vegetables, drinks and condiments you bought in the supermarket in it. In order to prevent food from spoiling due to long-term storage after guests leave, youth hotels generally require guests to pack their food in plastic bags, put a note inside, indicate their name, room number and purchase date of food, and clean the refrigerator once a week. An operating platform in the middle of the kitchen can be used by many people at the same time. In addition, in a certain position in the kitchen, there are all kinds of condiments provided by youth hostels for guests free of charge, even flour is provided free of charge, and if you are lucky, there are sometimes free vegetables.

Do your own laundry: Every youth hostel has a laundry room, and the washing machine and dryer in the laundry room can be used at will. When washing clothes, just put in a one-dollar coin.

own sheets: most backpackers travel with their sleeping bags on their backs or bring their own sheets. If not, you can rent sheets and blankets provided by the hotel.

find your own way: there are blue signs on the highway. Some youth hostels are actually unattended. When they come, they pick a bed to sleep on and go to the nearby post office to pay the money before leaving the next day.

The first international youth hostel in China was founded in October 1998 in Guangzhou. In just two years, 19 international youth hostels have been established in various parts of China, which is still relatively few compared with 4,5 in the world, but our development is fast. Some experts believe that with the further formation of youth hostels network and the participation of new tourist groups such as family tourism and elderly tourism, China will become the country with the largest number of youth hostels.