Butlers in the Media
by Steven Ferry
The Guardian offers a brief look at what it finds of interest about the world of the butler 50 years ago.
An interesting article on the true state of robots in service industries—and one refreshingly not called a robot butler for once.
And here’s another one for the books: An “Instagram Butler” —meaning a receptionist who takes photos of resort guests that they can post on Instagram.
This last item not related to butlers, but luxury hotels—$10 million US for a 12-day stay. The only competition for this hotel costs $20-40 million for a stay of just a few days in something one would not really classify as being luxury. If you consider these prices as sky high and there must be something very special and out of this world about these hotels, then you are right on both counts. The competition is the International Space Station; the “cut-rate” offering is a luxury hotel that will be located “only” 200 miles out into space, and is launching in 2022. That’s pretty exclusive!
The Institute is dedicated to raising service standards by broadly disseminating the mindset and superior service expertise of that time-honored, quintessential service provider, the British Butler, updated with modern people skills, and adapted to the needs of modern employers and guests in staffed homes, luxury hotels, resorts, spas, retirement communities, jets, yachts & cruise ships around the world.