Hotéis x condohotéis: uma análise histórica da cidade de Manaus.

Abstract

The hotel industry is a fundamental part of the tourist activity, it interferes directly in the human displacement. This sector is part of the offer of a destination. With regard to the Amazonian capital, the hotel process began in the nineteenth century, due to the growth of rubber, which many rubber barons and interested in this trade began to transit through the capital of Amazonas. This rubber market transformed the old Vila da Barra into a capital with one of the best infrastructures of the country, making it the second largest economy in Brazil, and with that brought excellent architectures coming from the Roman Greco influence like the Teatro Amazonas and opening of some trades like segment Hotelier In this context, this study analyzed in a historical way the family-run hotel and the arrival of national and international hotel chains in the last ten years. We looked at elements related to the evolution, hotel management characteristics, as well as to identify how many hotels were opened in the last ten years that were not condo hotels and to understand the reasons why family-run hotels had to close their doors and how those who continued had to If it adapts to the new market trends with the arrival of the international hotel chains in the city from 1970. In this context the study is important because these themes need to be worked within the academic framework to contribute to both the tourism course and the trade , It is interesting the interaction of the academy with the tourist trade. In order to reach the results, questionnaires were applied to four oldest hotels in the center, located on Avenida Sete de Setembro and surrounding area due to their importance in the golden age of rubber, as well as interviews with a State Agency for Tourism, AMAZONASTUR and the Of the Brazilian Association of Hotel Industry Amazonas - ABIH Mr. Roberto Bulbol. Ahead of the foregoing This study aimed to identify the hotels built in the city of Manaus in the last ten years that were not condo hotels and analyze them historically.