Till the downfall of Roman Empire, i.e., about 500 AD, the inns and taverns were found well developed. The churches, monasteries, cathedrals and temples made suitable arrangements for devout travelling taken by the pilgrims. But the downfall of Roman Empire generated problems and for several hundred years, the travellers' inns were lost to civilisation. Inn-keeping could not flourish as travel was infrequent and trade largely at a stand still. The crusades in Europe which started in 1095 AD lasted for over t,wo hundred years. This provided for elbow rooms for laying the foundation of a social revolution resulting in the emergence ofa new class, i.e., Middle Class. The impact of Renaissance was initially visible in Italy and gradually in several …show more content…
Significant developments in the transportation facilities, inventions and innovations in the field of communication, ll}.ying of a strong foundation for industrialisation and urbanisation and further development of tourism as an industry paved ways for the development of hotels and motels. Besides, the growing significance of foreign trade, internationalisation of culture and civilisation and the need for setting the foreign exchange balance became instrumental in the organised development of classified and unclassified hotels. The officials on deputation, the business dons on trade promotion mission, the foreign representatives on peace mission, the domestic or foreign tourists interested in visiting a place for pleasure or for enriching their knowledge bank can't perform; if we don't work towards the development of hotels, motels, restaurants and cafeterias. The fact cannot be denied that the world of the hospitality industry has witnessed'multidimensional transformation from traditional to the modern age, In the past, the hospitality was due to religious and superstitious