Economic, political and cross-cultural significance of hotels
The article analyzes the historical experience of the development of the hotel business, which with each new historical stage expanded the space of people’s contacts, allowing the organization of trade, financial and cultural ties to an increasing number of people with different needs and opportunities. Gradually, the hotel industry formed its own world with established rules and standards, and at the same time preserved unique samples that act as a kind of time machines. However, getting a person into such a stop can create the illusion not only of a different world, but also of his other abilities, which is especially dangerous when it comes to people with real power and subjects that require high responsibility, such as world politics and international relations.