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CREATING EVEN BETTER PROFIT

Household Butler training courses can take between 4 and 8 weeks (some taking slightly longer). Hotel Butler training often takes a few days due to limited hotel resources but because hotel staff already have had other training, they make very good household staff, and the transition is a simple one.

Hospitality and the industry as a whole face a shortfall of 14 million jobs by 2030. Negative perceptions of the industry, widening skill gaps and a failure to retain talent are just a few of the challenges faced by businesses and employers around the world.

It always amazes me when I see some of the people who are earning double or triple that of a Professional Butler when they only have a tiny part of the skill set. A controversial statement maybe?

I would often have coffee and toast and drive myself into work, in my Toyota Corolla, I would go through security and have the car checked, HMK had endless assassination attempts and anyone could be used to get to the King and his family.

Several years ago, the Houston Chronicle in Texas writes of local butlers and the challenges they face, connecting the experience of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge foregoing of butlers and asking the question whether this was bad news for the Butler profession?

Before we talk about making tea, I want to make sure we have the right tools for the job. Teapots and tea sets come in myriad shapes and sizes, designed to suit all tastes and budgets.