Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Hospitality and Tourism
Tasks
What tasks do Baggage Porters and Bellhops perform?
Receive and mark baggage by completing and attaching claim checks.
Greet incoming guests and escort them to their rooms.
Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests.
Transport guests about premises and local areas, or arrange for transportation.
Knowledge
What do Baggage Porters and Bellhops need to know?
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Skills
What skills do Baggage Porters and Bellhops need?
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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