IN ANCIENT ROMAN

IN ANCIENT PERSIA

IN THE LATER YEARS OF THE ROMAN

• Taverns and inns provided shelter
• Accommodations were still primitive
• No stables for the horses

DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

IN 1282 IN FLORENCE ITALY

• The great innkeepers incorporate hospitality into a business
• In 1290,86 inns were members of the guild
• Inns became licensed
• Inns were sold by auction
• Inns belonged not to the innkeepers but to the city

DURING THE 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY

IN THE LATER 18TH CENTURY