any might be surprised that before the First World War some doormen and hall porters in London and Paris paid hotels for their jobs. Their living was made exclusively from tips and commissions. Taxi drivers paid doormen for introductions to fares, and hall porters who booked restaurants for clients were passed envelopes of cash from grateful proprietors. All went profitably for hotel owners who saved the wage bill, while their uniformed staff benefited from the largesse
Just who is your concierge?
Sep 30, 2022
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