Task statements

  • Pick up and deliver items or run errands for guests.
  • Make travel arrangements for sightseeing or other tours.
  • Provide information about local features, such as shopping, dining, nightlife, or recreational destinations.
  • Make reservations for patrons, such as for dinner, spa treatments, or golf tee times, and obtain tickets to special events.
  • Provide directions to guests.
  • Order flowers for guests.
  • Plan special events, parties, or meetings, which may include booking musicians or celebrities.
  • Book airline or train tickets, reserve rental cars, or arrange shuttle service for guests.
  • Arrange childcare services for guests.
  • Carry out unusual requests, such as searching for hard-to-find items or arranging for exotic services, such as hot-air balloon rides.
  • Assist guests with special needs by providing equipment such as wheelchairs.
  • Receive, store, or deliver luggage or mail.
  • Perform office duties on a temporary basis when needed.
  • Arrange for the replacement of items lost by travelers.
  • Provide business services for guests, such as sending or receiving faxes or shipping packages.
  • Arrange for interpreters or translators when patrons require such services.
  • Provide food and beverage services to guests.
  • Clean and tidy hotel lounge.

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.