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The Modern Butlers’ Journal, June 2021, International Butlers’ Day

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The first ever celebration of International Butlers’ Day was a great success, as butlers around the world made gestures, big and small, to acknowledge and celebrate the day set aside to recognize their unique profession.

It is heartening to see so many butlers applying their skills and caring for their employers and guests the world over. Even the Fiji Times ran an article on a local butler in honour of International Butler’s Day, creating the perception in the minds of our clients and general public that reflects accurately the positive mindset and deeds of the the vast majority of our profession.

See also this video of the butlers of Silversea Cruises:

Or the following photographs:

and the grand organizer….!!

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.

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The Modern Butlers’ Journal, June 2021, Message from the Chairman

Steven FerryMessage from the Chairman

So much good news this month—we are happy to announce that the International Butlers Day launched three days ago on the 28th of May, turned out to be a great success. Equally momentous is the launch of the Alliance of Professional Butler Trainers with a core of a dozen schools and trainers and more requesting to join. This really is a new beginning of stability and professionalism for our profession.

As Mr. Charles MacPherson, one of the founding members points out, “The importance of any alliance is to promote and guide that group to strive to be the best they can be; that is just one of the reasons I am proud to be part of this Alliance of Professional Butler Trainers.”

Another member, Mr. Wayne Fitzharris is “proud to participate in the formation of The Alliance—bringing together the world’s best trainers has been quite an accomplishment. Although competitors, we are all uniquely different but share one common goal: To unite the butler training Industry under common training values and standards designed to enable our students to become the professional butlers of tomorrow.”

Additionally, the Institute is close to launching its new, online hospitality butler course and otherwise, amongst other gems in this edition, we have expanded the Creative Corner column to include other butlers who apply their creativity not just to their work, but also to the fine arts.

Best wishes for the month ahead.

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.

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The Modern Butlers’ Journal, May 2021, Message from the Chairman

Steven FerryMessage from the Chairman

We are happy to announce International Butlers Day for the 28th of May. The date was set and the day conceived by Ms. Josephine Ive of Magnums in Australia, to commemorate her father’s birthday—who was born on the 28th May, 1921 and worked all his life as a butler, starting as a footman, and then a valet before being promoted to butler. Ms. Ive is spearheading the organizing of the celebrations for the day and has put out an infographic toolkit to help you organize celebrating the day wherever you are around the world. There is even a nicely produced International Butler Times for your enjoyment and edification.

We are also happy to report that the recipient of the partial scholarship arranged by Mr. Jim Grise and supported by several members of the private service industry, has completed her program at Cornell and is rearing to go to put her newfound understandings and skills to use! Congratulations to all!

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.

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The Modern Butlers’ Journal, June 2020, Message from the Chairman

Steven FerryMessage from the Chairman

by Steven Ferry

International Butlers’ Day

The Institute is happy to participate in International Butlers’ Day as a way of forwarding the profession’s image the world over and of allowing us all the opportunity to celebrate the profession and occasion in different ways. Ms. Josephine Ive of Magnum’s Academy in Australia came up with the idea. #internationalbutlersday

The Pandemic that Isn’t

As much as we are probably all fed up with hearing about this pandemic, it is something that is still very much front and center in our lives (some of us hunkering down with employers, others out of work), so deserves some mention. Shortly, we will be sending a lengthy article being published internationally, regarding the whole subject, and what you can do about it; because all is not as it seems and we need to do something about it if we ever expect life to return to the normal with which we probably were all quite happy before it disappeared.

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.