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for the crossed gold keys of service
Union
Internationale les Clefs d'Or
A
long history of hospitality...
In
the ancient world it was the gatekeeper who held the keys to the
house. He greeted guests as they arrived and attended to their
needs. In the 12th century the "concierges" appeared in
the castles and palaces of Europe where they remained important
members of the household staff for centuries to come. Then as now,
their duties were to welcome and assist the guests throughout
their stay.
Today's
castles and palaces are of course luxury hotels, and the
concierges continue their ancient traditions. In 1929 the
legendary parisian concierge, Ferdinand Gillet, envisioned a
multinational network of concierges when he founded Les Clefs
d'Or. Through the years this organization has spread to over 30
nations and comprises more than 3000 members worldwide. The spirit
of this global network is embodied in our credo:
In
Service through Friendship.
As
new concierges enter the profession they are made aware of this
long tradition of hospitality, and the responsibility that wearing
the golden keys brings with it. We are commited to providing our
guests with memorable and successful travel experiences.
How
can the concierge in your hotel or resort help you get the very
most out of your vacation or business trip?
It's
as simple as ABC...
Airline information, antiques, audio visual equipment
Boating trips, babysitters, bus routes, balloon rides
Car rentals, camera equipment, courier services
Dentists, directions, dancing, dinner reservations
Emergency care, eyeglasses, exercise equipment
Flowers, film developing, fax transmissions
Golf courses, gas stations, gift shops
Hair stylists, horseback riding, hotel reservations
Interpreters, ice skating, ice cream
Jazz clubs, jogging trails, jewelry stores, jugglers
Kennels, kites, keys, kazoos, kosher restaurants
Limousines, luggage repair, lingerie, lottery tickets
Maps, museums, massages, music stores, manicures
Notary services, neckties, natural foods, newspapers
Optometrists, opera, oxygen tanks, objets d'art
Pet care, passport information, photographers
Quiche, Queen Anne furniture, quarter horses, quilts
Racetracks, romantic evenings, reliable repairs, rugs
Shopping centers, sailboats, secreterial services
Tickets, tuxedos, tours, travel agents, theaters
Umbrellas, unusal outings, underwater adventures
Video rentals, vaccinations, visitor's bureaus
Whale watching, weather reports, wedding plans
X-rays, xeroxing, xylophones
Yachts, yogurt, yarn, YMCAs, yoga centers
Zoos, zipper repairs, zinfandel, zip code directories
The crossed
gold keys that you see on a concierge's lapels are the symbols of
Les Clefs d'Or, which is the international association of
professional hotel concierges. These golden keys mean that you are
dealing with a professionally trained concierge who has built up
the skills and contacts to open doors for you throughout the city
and indeed the world.
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