In conversation this week about by 13 year anniversary with Four Seasons Hotel St. louis, a long time colleague and business contact alex brockman asked me, “What is the biggest learning you’ve had since joining? [Four Seasons]
This made me think, but my conclusion and resting place was clear and quick.
My answer was, “I think one of the biggest things i’ve learned is that luxury hospitality is completely transferable to other industries and any profession because it is about connection, dialogue, care, taking time, etc… Luxury hospitality is not a skill as much as it is a choice, in moments.”
I stand by this statement and i find it more true every day. We can try to measure what hospitality is in terms of standards and scores, and those are true markers of current reality and of guest experience for sure , but we should be looking at hospitality in a different light;
Luxury hospitality is about making choices in moments that count… even in micro moments.
Luxury hospitality is not reciting lines or conforming to a pattern, but about choosing to go to a place of care, of connection, empathy and of dialogue in a moment that only communicates one thing:
I care more about you than i care about me in this moment.
This is a commodity in life. This is rare. This is a foreign feeling for some, for most i would say. Humility drives luxury. The lessening of yourself and the expansion of how you value who is standing in front of you, at any given moment, makes you the leader that you are today, and every day.
How do you define luxury hospitality?
How do you find ways to lessen yourself in order to invite closer those that need it most?
How do you make your behavior a commodity in a world of cookie cutter tactics?
You have a CHOICE. Choose wisely in moments that matter.
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The location of my first hospitality encounter as an intern! Great memories at an amazing hotel👍