- The Royalist Hotel in Ston on the Wold, dating from 947 A.D., claims to be England’s oldest inn
- The Mayfair Hotel in St. Louis is credited with being the first property to place chocolates on guest pillows at night
- In 1983, Vingcard invented the optical electronic key card now used in many hotels around the world
- In 1865 the Langham Hotel in London became the first hotel with elevators
- The highest hotel in the world is the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong, occupying floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Center
- The 10 largest hotels in the U.S. are all located in Las Vegas
