Hotel Chains: an Approach to their Origin and Evolution

Authors

  • Andrzej Kowalczyk Uniwersytet Warszawski, Zakład Geografii Turyzmu i Rekreacji

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.17.1-2.05

Keywords:

hotel chain, types of hotel, globalization, market consolidation

Abstract

In the world hotel industry the role of hotel chains is constantly growing. Although their origin relates to when the capitalist economy entered the stage of monopoly capitalism, their present development is connected to the phenomenon of globalization. The history of hotel chains can be divided into several stages whose beginnings and ends are marked by key events, essential not only for the hotel industry but also for the whole tourism economy.

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Published

2007-12-30

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1-2 (2007)

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How to Cite

Kowalczyk, Andrzej. 2007. “Hotel Chains: An Approach to Their Origin and Evolution”. Turyzm/Tourism 17 (1-2): 63-76. https://doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.17.1-2.05.