Luggage Porter

Alternative Titles: Doorperson

Luggage porters carry luggage for guests in hotels and passengers in transport terminals, show them to their rooms, berths or cabins, and provide other guest services.

A luggage porter may perform the following tasks:

  • take baggage, tag it and give identification slips to guests or passengers
  • load or unload luggage and take it to the receiving area
  • carry luggage and show incoming guests to rooms
  • explain details of hotel room services and facilities to guests as they arrive
  • carry the luggage of departing guests to cars, buses or taxis
  • talk with transport carriers to make travel arrangements and retrieve lost luggage
  • page guests and run errands
  • park guests' vehicles.

With further experience you may be promoted to:

Hotel Concierge who organises and books tours, transport and entertainment for guests, and provides them with information on the local area. A concierge also assists guests and staff with safety and emergency procedures.

Required Skills - Luggage Porter

  • interested in working with people
  • well-presented, alert and perceptive
  • interpersonal skills
  • physically fit
  • good communication skills
  • good knowledge of the local area

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