1 1 . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Model ▁T ' s ▁introduction ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 4 ▁US ▁households ▁per ▁car . ▁Early ▁cars ▁were ▁a ▁lux ury ▁for ▁the ▁wealth y , ▁but ▁after ▁Ford ▁began ▁to ▁dram atically ▁drop ▁prices ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁more ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁hot els ▁with ▁le is ure ▁complex es ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁development ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁range ▁of ▁" club " ▁type ▁hol id ays ▁available ▁appe aled ▁to ▁a ▁broad ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁hol iday ▁market . ▁As ▁more ▁families ▁tra ve led ▁independently ▁by ▁car , ▁hot els ▁failed ▁to ▁c ater ▁to ▁their ▁needs . ▁K em m ons ▁Wilson ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁mot el ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁accommod ation ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Although ▁thousands ▁of ▁tour ists ▁visited ▁Florida ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁that ▁the ▁tour ist ▁industry ▁quickly ▁became ▁Florida ' s ▁largest ▁source ▁of ▁income . ▁Florida ' s ▁white ▁sand y ▁be aches , ▁warm ▁winter ▁temper atures ▁and ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁sw imming , ▁fish ing , ▁bo ating ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁all ▁attract ed ▁tour ists ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1