Introduction : luxury service and the new economy -- "Better than your mother" : the luxury product -- Managing autonomy -- Games, control, and skill -- Recasting hierarchy -- Reciprocity, relationship, and revenge -- Producing entitlement -- Conclusion : class, culture, and the service theater
Summary
Going behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels, this study gives a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests by providing seemingly unlimited personal attention. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic research in a range of hotel jobs, it analyses what exactly luxury service consists of
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-339) and index
