bellhop
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A bellhop (North America), or hotel porter (international), is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also known as a bellman and bellboy () in North America.
Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Bellhop
- Occupation.image
- Bellhop standing.jpg
- Occupation.caption
- Bellhop standing in front of a hotel
- Occupation.official_names
- Porter, bellman, bellboy
- Occupation.type
- Hospitality, personal care
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Hotels
- Occupation.employment_field
- Service industry
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Duties
- Uniform
- See also
- References
- External links
A bellhop (North America), or hotel porter (international), is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also known as a bellman and bellboy () in North America.
==Duties== The name bellhop is derived from a hotel's front-desk clerk ringing a bell to summon a porter, who would hop (jump) to attention at the desk to receive instructions. It is short for bell-hopper, and the word's first known use was in 1897.
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