Luxury Hotels Lose The Bible
Posted Nov 18th 2007 10:02AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Journeys
"We've seen a lot of hotel trends over the years, plasma TVs, the rise of free wi-fi, pillow butlers, in-room fitness equipment and all sorts of adjustments as hotels adapt to the greening of America but the latest might just be the disappearance of an old favorite. ABC News has a story on the fact that luxury hotels are ditching the tradition of the Bible tucked in the bedside drawer. According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the number of luxury hotels that stock the Bible and other religious items has dropped 18 percent since 2001. Luxury chains taking part in the trend include Kimpton Hotels, the Borgata in Atlantic City and the Gansevoort Hotel Group. The hotels all offer various religious materials that are available by request.
"This trend is on the luxury side. In other motels, hotels and inns, the number of in-room Bibles has increased from 79 percent in 1988 to 95 percent today. In fact, a survey from the American Hotel and Lodging Association reveals that the more you pay for a hotel room the less likely you are to see a Bible. A full 99 percent of economy hotels have a Bible in the room but just 73 percent of luxury hotels provide one. Also Bibles are least likely to be found in urban hotels and resorts and are most often at hotels near interstate highways or at airports."
I won't be staying in these hotels. The Bibles, as you know, cost these hotels nothing. They are provided by the Gideons and have been for nearly a century.
That is very sad. Here in Austin we are getting a lot of luxury hotels. Hopefully they put the bible in their hotels.
J.
Gary, Danielle, Frank, Penny, Tony and Darcy, and Jeff --
Thanks so much for your thougnts.
When I was a little boy my daddy would take me on Saturday to Mr. , the barber. The next day was church and Sunday school. Often Mr. Welch would say, "You're going to look nice at church tomorrow. I'm going to be playing golf."
Then Mr. Welch had a heart attack. Just about killed him. He joined the church, was there every Sunday thereafter, even ushered. He lived a long time before he had another heart attack.
When you start thinking you don't need God in your life, often times He shows you otherwise. "Politically correct" is an oxymoron in a democracy when "correct" is not the will of the majority.
GOD Blesses!
Billycherry
Now that makes no sense at all...what is the point in trying to alienate the public?If thay don't cost? I would bet that even those who don't read them don't care if they are there...Ridiculous!
And I agree... if it matters to you..ask and if they don't have one, don't stay there!(obviously money talks)
Bill,
I don't know their reasoning behind removing the bibles, however I surmise it's likely similar to why they did away with the Lord's Prayer in schools...... other religions may find it discriminatory.
I always felt comforted to see the familiar book in the little bedside table drawer....all of the secrets of the universe and life are to be found in the bible, in one form or another.
Jo