'An exciting new text about the true origins of the hospitality and tourism industry, identifying how an understanding of the past can inform modern approaches to hospitality and tourism management. * Covers the study and development of the origins of hospitality traditions within the domestic, civic and commercial contexts of hospitality; * Provides a unique insight into the evolution of hospitality and the roles of 'guest' and 'host' as we recognise them today; * Focuses on the social, economic and geographical influences from Classical Antiquity to the Renaissance. Ideal for semester teaching, it serves as an introductory text for Hospitality and Tourism Studies, as well as providing a sound foundation for postgraduate studies.'