Fun facts about the Hospitality Industry

1. Tallest hotels in the world

World’s tallest is  JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. The hotel having 76 stories. This twin tower standing tall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 355 meters tall.

2. Most expensive Hotel room

The Royal Penthouse suite of Hotel President Wilson in Geneva is considered to be the most expensive hotel room in the world. The average price per night for this room is a whopping amount of approximately $61,000- $84,000.



3. Oldest Hotel in the world

Koshu Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan  in Japan is named as the oldest hotel in the world and is recorded in the Guinness Book of world records. The hotel is over 1300 years old. The ownership is held by the same family for over 50 generations.



4. The World’s Largest Hotel

Malaysia takes the cake for hosting the largest hotel in the world. First world hotel Malaysia is said to have around 7,351 rooms. The rooms are priced between $12 to $83 on average.

5. Costliest Room Service
The most costly room service is found in Las Vegas. You should be prepared to pay a tab of worth $68 if you ever plan to stay in a hotel there. Las Vegas is closely followed by New York City in this matter. The average tab in NYC is about $67.

6. Number of Hotels World wide

More than 700,000 hotels and resorts are scattered around the globe. The total number of rooms for the various properties comes to 15.5 million.

7. Hourly wage for hospitality workers
On average, hotel and hospitality workers are bringing home roughly double the minimum wage. For October 2015, the average hourly rate came to $14.46.

8. 30-story hotel in 15 days

A Chinese construction company built a 30-story hotel in 15 days. The hotel is energy efficient, has air 20 times cleaner than comparable hotels, and can withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 9.

9. RFID chips in towel

Hotels use RFID chips to track their towels and linens. One hotel in Hawaii saved over $15000 in stolen towels using the RFID chips.