And so on to diversify its brand. Accor, in addition to the existing Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis, has also added "Formula One" (Fomula 1) cheap hotel brands. Hilton did the opposite and opened a new luxury brand Conrad Hotel and Casino in Australia.
At the end of 1970s, China implemented reform and opening up, and foreign tourists could visit China. During this period, the development of China hotels ushered in unprecedented prosperity, with 50 large hotels under construction. Sheraton, an American brand, is the first foreign flag to land in China market. The development of hotels in China is an example of the increasing globalization of the hotel industry. From Sol in Spain to Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in Hong Kong, more and more hotel chain groups have set their sights on foreign markets. During this period, the management mode of management contract has become the main expansion means of well-known hotel companies.
Due to the emergence of new consumer groups and trends in the1980s, such as baby boomers, double-income families and the increase of leisure time, various new brands of hotels are expanding all over the world. People tend to marry later, which leads to a new market for single tourists' hotel consumption. The baby boomers in the 1980s are just like the "Generation X" of today. At that time, the hotel industry was exploring and creating new hotel concepts to cater to their lifestyle.
In terms of hotel design, the strong consumer market in 1980s provided a huge development space for the luxury hotel market. During this period, the design of hotel public space mainly focused on colorful design, resplendent decoration, colorful patterns, varnish finishes and the use of large-size furniture. The trend of guest room design is mainly led by the brands of all-suite hotels and property apartments, which pay more attention to home life. As reported by International Hotels and Restaurants in July, 1983: "Although international luxury hotel chains have not entered the whole suite hotel market, they also pay attention to making rooms look like home, although the home atmosphere is still very luxurious." Bill Kimpton, the pioneer of the new concept of boutique hotel, took a different approach and launched the first boutique hotel, Clarion-Bedford Hotel, in San Francisco on 198 1, thus creating a new concept of boutique hotel.
At the forefront of science and technology, electronic room cards and room safes are widely used in hotels, and personal computers are also moving towards families and even hotel rooms. Influenced by the fitness fashion at that time, and the popular concept of health, nature and freshness advocated by the famous jane fonda fitness video and California cuisine, the hotel's diet was healthier than before. Chefs and nutritionists all over the world are trying to design nutritious and delicious dishes, and light, low-cholesterol and low-sugar recipes are put on customers' tables.
By the end of 1980s, the hotel industry faced the challenge of oversupply again, especially in the American market. At this time, the demand of the hotel industry is still relatively large, but the recession has begun to appear, and hotel operators soon realized this.
People in the 80' s were shy when they fell in love, and only dared to hold hands where no one was there. However, love in the 1980s was pure and direct, and we didn't play ambiguous. Going to the movies with you, going out alone, is to fall in love with you, and the purpose of falling in love is to get married and stay together for life. Love in the 1980 s cost little and there were few activities.
Back home, a fire in winter, the bright moon sent me homesickness, homesickness, singing and laughing, my China heart, walking on the road of life, cordate telosma, in the field of hope, nothing, mother's kiss, that's me, grass, walking through cafes, clouds in my hometown, the night in the military port, if the wine can't be sold, please come with me, about in winter.
The most inspiring thing in the 1980s was its spirit of the times-the passion of idealism. Compared with the 1990s, that period was almost another "time without scholars" after the May 4th Movement (Mr. Lin Xianzhi's evaluation of the May 4th Movement). Almost all "scholars" are thinkers, and Chen Duxiu, Lu Xun and Hu Shi have all become role models for intellectuals. It was a sincere era, a passionate era, a confused era and a chaotic era. Every intellectual is exploring the future of China in this era, and takes this exploration as his real responsibility. It was at this time that intellectuals continued the May 4th Movement, freed themselves from Mao's flesh and blood status for the second time, and endowed themselves with independent significance. This means that they start to build their own families. Throughout the 1980s, China intellectuals directly inherited the "scholar" spirit of the traditional literati who resisted the potential with Taoism, and the independent spirit and free thought of the May 4th intellectuals, making great contributions in the history of China.