Heritage Hotels: Preserving History While Meeting Modern Expectations
9781779564498
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Arcler Education Inc
Overview
This book offers an in-depth exploration of the unique niche of heritage hotels, where historical significance meets modern hospitality demands. The book begins by defining heritage hotels and tracing their evolution, highlighting how they differ from contemporary establishments. It also delves into the challenges of preserving historical integrity while incorporating modern amenities and, showcasing best practices for successful restorations. The integration of modern conveniences without compromising authenticity is illustrated through global case studies. The book Heritage Hotels: Preserving History While Meeting Modern Expectations, thoroughly examines legal and regulatory issues, including legislation protecting cultural heritage, and emphasizes the role that sustainability plays in heritage hospitality. After discussing marketing and branding tactics specifically designed for these kinds of venues, some suggestions exist for creating immersive visitor experiences. It also covers financial management, including budgeting for conservation initiatives. Finally, it discusses heritage interpretation, with an emphasis on explaining historical relevance to visitors. This anticipates new developments and trends in the administration of historic hotels. The book celebrates how history may be maintained while being updated to meet the demands of modern travelers, all while acting as a helpful guide.
Author Bio
Dr. Rajni Gupta is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Parul Institute of Liberal Arts, Parul University, Post-Limda, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India-391760. She worked as a Research Associate for the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Project. She has also worked as a Junior Research Fellow at Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation under the project PMKSY-Watershed Management (Socio-Economic Analysis). She is highly interested in working in the fields of history, sociology, museology, gender studies etc. and has published 7 research papers and 2 Book Chapters in Scopus, UGC and reputed peer reviewed journals. She has also presented 20-25 research papers at International and National Conferences.
