Hong Kong Hilton
Former Hilton hotel in Central, Hong Kong, demolished in the 1990s. In a Priceonomics history of the hotel mini-bar it is where the in-room mini-bar was first rolled out.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rise and Fall of the Hotel Mini-Bar | Priceonomics | turning point | First hotel to put a liquor-stocked mini-bar in every room, in 1974. |
The Rise and Fall of the Hotel Mini-Bar — Priceonomics (2015)
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the Hong Kong Hilton became the first hotel to include a “liquor-stocked” mini-bar in each of its 840 rooms
- Role: turning point
- In the article: In 1974 the hotel put a liquor-stocked mini-bar in each of its 840 rooms; in-room drink sales jumped 500% and overall revenue rose 5%, and Hilton spread the idea worldwide.
- Why it matters: It is where the article’s story of the mini-bar begins; the boom it started is what the rest of the piece follows into decline.