分时度假的概述

分时度假的概述
分时度假就是把酒店或度假村的一间客房或一套旅游公寓，将其使用权分成若干个周次，按10至40年甚至更长的期限，以会员制的方式一次性出售给客户，会员获得每年到酒店或度假村住宿7天的一种休闲度假方式。

并且通过交换服务系统会员把自己的客房使用权与其他会员异地客房使用权进行交换，以此实现低成本的到各地旅游度假的目的。

分时度假概念具有两重含义：一个是分时使用权，一个是度假时段的交换。

什么是分时度假交换
–分时度假交换也叫时权交换，就是拥有不同地点分时度假权益的家庭间，相互交换房间的使用权，获得在其他地点的酒店房间使用权。

•什么是分时度假交换系统
–随着旅游分时度假系统的成熟和完善，部分国际化的集团公司将分时度假系统进一步拓展为分时度假交换系统，即度假房产的使用权持有者，将自己的度假房产使用权，通过全球计算机网络交换系统，换取同等级但位于不同地区的度假房产使用权。

这就是分时度假交换系统的形成。

–这些从事分时度假交换的专业公司通常并不拥有酒店产权，只是专门为分时度假酒店的会员进行假期交换。

目前世界上的很多分时度假酒店都加入由交换公司建立的酒店交换系统。

Ancient Times
★The Sumerians (what is now Iraq) were the first to record elements of hospitality as they provided locals and travelers taverns where they served beer, food, and provided a place to stay.
★Between 4000 and 2000
B.C.E., early civilizations in Europe, China, Egypt, and India all had some elements of hospitality offerings, such as taverns and inns along the roadside.
Greece and Rome
•The Code of Hammurabi (circa 1700 B.C.E) made mention of tavern owners responsibilities.
•Increased travel made some form of overnight accommodations necessary, and taverns and inns sprang up everywhere.
•By the time Marco Polo traveled to the Far East, there were 10,000 inns, with the best in China.
Medieval Times
•Charlemagne established rest houses for pilgrims in the eighth century and innkeepers in Florence, Italy formed a successful guild in 1282 that had 86 members by 1290.
•A stagecoach journey from London to Bath took three days with several stopovers at inns or taverns called ‘post houses.’
•In the late sixteenth century, a type of tavern for commoners called an “ordinary”was serving food for a fixed price.
Coffee Houses
•Coffee and tea became popular in the sixteenth century and coffeehouses became a way of life.
•With water being dangerous, these flavored drinks became popular very quickly.
The New World
•The “ordinary”as taverns were called in the early days of the American colonies, were gathering places for residents, to hold meetings and conduct business.
•The tavern was an important part of the New World.
•George Washington used the Frauncis Tavern as his Revolutionary War headquarters, and it still operates today.
•Even future presidents owned and operated taverns as the new colonies were being established.
The French Revolution
•The French Revolution changed the course of culinary history as it was nobility that employed most of the country’s chefs.
•With the elimination (literally) of the noble class, French chefs began the immigration to other countries and especially to the Americas.
•Thomas Jefferson installed a French chef in the White House, which influenced interest in French cooking in the new colonies.
•Many of the immigrant chefs found New Orleans and changed the culinary direction of the region with their style of cooking.
The Nineteenth Century
•In 1856, Antoine Carême published La Cuisine Classique, detailing numerous dishes and sauces.
•This led to the re-invention of the restaurant and its classic fare.
•By 1848, a hierarchy of eating places existed in New York City.
•There was a restaurant, level of service, and price for everyone.。