by Hospitality Pro Search | Jun 21, 2019 | Fun Facts
My parents used to live in Hawaii on a military base, where almost all of the door knockers were pineapples. I always assumed that the “welcome pineapple” or door and foyer adornments depicting pineapples, etc., had to do with the lively culture of Hawaii – wrong! I was delighted to find a much richer history when I did some digging. Today, pineapples are seen as a welcoming motif — their depictions serve as door knockers, bookends, and tchotchkes, and they almost always come in a hotel gift basket. There is even...
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