International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 25 Issue 2

From inns to hotels: the evolution of public houses in Colonial Victoria

G. Barry O'Mahony, Ian D. Clark

The purpose of this paper is to examine travellers' experiences with public houses in Colonial Victoria, to determine how the hospitality industry in the colony was transformed…

Royal accommodations: pilgrim rest houses in early colonial South India

Michael C. Linderman

This article provides background on the historical development of royal hospitality in India before the advent of commercial hospitality in the twentieth century. The aim of the…

Commerce, empire and faith in Safavid Iran: the caravanserai of Isfahan

Derek Bryce, Kevin D. O'Gorman, Ian W.F. Baxter

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to explore how commercial hospitality has contributed to the development of urban areas in relation to commerce, hospitality, religious and…

Public dining in Dublin: The history and evolution of gastronomy and commercial dining 1700‐1900

Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the changing food culture of Ireland focusing particularly on the evolution of commercial public dining in Dublin 1700‐1900…

The rise of the restaurant and the fate of hospitality

Michael Symons

The aim of this paper is to examine the early history of restaurants, as invented in Paris around 1766, deciding whether a market orientation ruled out genuine hospitality.

Enterprise in the American West: Taverns, inns and settlement development on the frontier during the 1800s

Andrew C. MacLaren, Mark E. Young, Sean Lochrie

The purpose of this paper is to explore commercial hospitality enterprise and its impact on settlement development in the American West during the 1800s, focussing on the story of…

Tourism development in the Hot Lakes District, New Zealand c. 1900

Hamish Bremner

The aim of this paper is to provide a historical overview of tourism development in the Hot Lakes District, New Zealand c. 1900.

Taking Responsibility for Tourism: Responsible Tourism Management

Geoffrey Wall

Editorial

Fevzi Okumus

Acceptance brings hope: a long overdue acknowledgement of commercial hospitality’s contribution to history

Kevin O’Gorman, Charles Harvey