A large part of the Italian business fabric, as we know, is founded on small-medium enterprises, the majority of which are family run. The hospitality trade is no exception. During the economic boom, a multitude of guesthouses and small hotels were started and run by couples and their children. These facilities often began by extending the family home or, over time, that is what they became: homes. They were where families would live for months at a time, passing the whole day there, as their children grew and began to help out by doing the simpler jobs. When this happened, the hotel would become “home”, paying guests were treated simply as “guests” and private family moments would often just mesh with those of the people staying at the hotel. Staff also played a particular role in this unique daily lifestyle. Over decades, the passage from one generation to the next, as well as economic, cultural and social changes have played their part in significant developments within the hotel industry: developments that once again have directly affected the lives and management of staff. Val di Fassa and Rimini are two symbolic locations in the Italian tourist industry, covering the mountain and beach holiday sectors. In spite of the differences in their packages and geographic location, the two areas, traditionally popular in the 19th century, had many aspects in common when it came to the development of mass tourism. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with local proprietors and managers of family-run hotels, this paper intends to focus its attention on the subject of human resources from the period after the Second World War onwards. This is a complex and varied subject and therefore, we prefer to focus on two areas, considered to be more consistent in the history of the hotel trade in the two destinations. The selection and recruitment of staff will be looked at in terms of history, as will the dynamics peculiar to the role unanimously considered by interviewees to be the most critical: that of cook. The subject of employees in the hospitality trade is thus narrated from the viewpoint of entrepreneurs from different generations and age groups.
Buona parte del tessuto imprenditoriale italiano – è noto – è fondato sulle piccole-medie imprese, molto spesso a gestione familiare. Il settore dell’accoglienza non fa eccezione. Negli anni del boom economico sono infatti sorte una moltitudine di pensioni e hotel di piccole dimensioni, condotti congiuntamente da mogli, mariti e figli. Tali strutture sono spesso nate dall'ampliamento di abitazioni famigliari o, nel corso del tempo, lo sono divenute. In esse il nucleo familiare si trasferiva per mesi, trascorrendovi l’intera giornata, i figli crescevano e collaboravano nell'impresa svolgendo i lavori più semplici. Quando ciò accadeva l’impresa si trasformava in “casa”, i clienti erano considerati “ospiti” e i momenti privati spesso si intrecciavano con quelli della clientela. Un ruolo del tutto particolare, in questa quotidianità sui generis, era giocato dal personale. Nel corso dei decenni i passaggi generazionali nonché i mutamenti economici, culturali e sociali hanno concorso a importanti evoluzioni nell’organizzazione alberghiera: evoluzioni che, ancora una volta, hanno avuto dirette conseguenze sulla vita e la gestione dei dipendenti. Val di Fassa e Rimini rappresentano due destinazioni simbolo del turismo in Italia, per quanto riguarda il prodotto montagna e il prodotto mare. A dispetto della diversità di prodotto e di localizzazione geografica le due destinazioni, di tradizione turistica ottocentesca, ebbero con il turismo di massa un’evoluzione che presenta molti elementi in comune. Attraverso una serie di interviste semi-strutturate condotte a proprietari e direttori di hotel a conduzione familiare, il presente saggio intende focalizzare la sua attenzione sul tema delle risorse umane a partire dagli anni del secondo dopoguerra. Trattandosi di un tema assai complesso e variegato, l’attenzione verrà portata ai due temi considerati più rilevanti: la selezione e il reclutamento del personale nonché i percorsi e le dinamiche del profilo tecnico più rilevante, quello del cuoco. Il tema dei dipendenti nel settore dell’ospitalità viene dunque narrato cogliendo il punto di vista di imprenditori di diverse generazioni e provenienza.
Bagnaresi, D., Battilani, P. (2019). "Questa casa è un albergo?": Il personale nell’epoca del turismo di massa: i casi di Rimini e della Val di Fassa. Innsbruck : Studien Verlag.
"Questa casa è un albergo?": Il personale nell’epoca del turismo di massa: i casi di Rimini e della Val di Fassa
d. bagnaresi;p. battilani
2019
Abstract
A large part of the Italian business fabric, as we know, is founded on small-medium enterprises, the majority of which are family run. The hospitality trade is no exception. During the economic boom, a multitude of guesthouses and small hotels were started and run by couples and their children. These facilities often began by extending the family home or, over time, that is what they became: homes. They were where families would live for months at a time, passing the whole day there, as their children grew and began to help out by doing the simpler jobs. When this happened, the hotel would become “home”, paying guests were treated simply as “guests” and private family moments would often just mesh with those of the people staying at the hotel. Staff also played a particular role in this unique daily lifestyle. Over decades, the passage from one generation to the next, as well as economic, cultural and social changes have played their part in significant developments within the hotel industry: developments that once again have directly affected the lives and management of staff. Val di Fassa and Rimini are two symbolic locations in the Italian tourist industry, covering the mountain and beach holiday sectors. In spite of the differences in their packages and geographic location, the two areas, traditionally popular in the 19th century, had many aspects in common when it came to the development of mass tourism. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with local proprietors and managers of family-run hotels, this paper intends to focus its attention on the subject of human resources from the period after the Second World War onwards. This is a complex and varied subject and therefore, we prefer to focus on two areas, considered to be more consistent in the history of the hotel trade in the two destinations. The selection and recruitment of staff will be looked at in terms of history, as will the dynamics peculiar to the role unanimously considered by interviewees to be the most critical: that of cook. The subject of employees in the hospitality trade is thus narrated from the viewpoint of entrepreneurs from different generations and age groups.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


