concierges

concierges have always been , and still are, a key point of contact for the business traveller but their role and appearance is changing .

酒店门房一直是商务旅客与酒店接触的一个关键点，现在依然如此。

big spenders when mr. bloomberg set out the welcome mat for the world's billionaires, the idea was this: money they spent would trickle down to the doormen, concierges, cleaners, drivers and construction workers, as well as to the shopkeepers and restaurateurs who sell$ 5000 handbags and$ 450 sushi dinners.

当布隆伯格向世界上的亿万富翁发出邀请时，其想法是这样的：他们花掉的钱会下渗到门卫、门房、清洁工、司机和建筑工人，以及卖5000美元的手袋的店主和卖450美元的寿司晚餐的餐厅老板手中。

so much so , that modern concierges are almost unrecognisable from their predecessors of, say, 20 years ago .

但他们的作用和衣着正在变化，而变化幅度之大，以至于现代门房与20年前的门房前辈之间几乎没有多少共同点。

Soon, our mobile devices-from smartphones to wearables-will know so much about us that they will transform into personal mobile concierges and be able to seamlessly transact on our behalf without prompting.

不久，从智能手机到可穿戴设备，我们的移动设备将深入了解我们的点点滴滴，它们将转化为“移动个人管家”，无需提示就能够无缝地代表我们将事情办妥。

at the five-star hotels nearby, i asked concierges about quiet bars where i might meet people;

在附近一家五星级酒店，我问看门人哪里有安静点的酒吧，我想认识些朋友。

they even have concierges aboard the flights, to make sure things are in order when you arrive.

甚至在飞机上乘客也可以享受官家服务，从而保证了乘客的安全抵达。

and those door men--they were like concierges too!

而那些门童们呢，嘿嘿，他们也像礼宾。

At luxury resorts, where many well-off Asians are first exposed to butler service, butlers can provide similar information as concierges.

许多亚洲富人是在豪华度假场所第一次接触到管家服务的，在那里管家们可以向客人提供类似礼宾员所能提供的信息。

Even lesser-known businesses like the South Coast Plaza shopping mall in southern California have started adding payment services and Mandarin-speaking concierges so that Chinese travelers can pay with their country's credit cards and get advice from personal stylists in their own language.

甚至像美国南加州的South Coast Plaza购物中心等不太知名的企业也增加了新的支付服务内容以及配备了会说普通话的礼宾员，以便中国游客能用他们本国的信用卡付款并能获得个人造型师以中文提供的建议。

Soon, our mobile devices – from smartphones to wearables – will know so much about us that they will transform into personal mobile concierges and be able to seamlessly transact on our behalf without prompting.

不久，从智能手机到可穿戴设备，我们的移动设备将深入了解我们的点点滴滴，它们将转化为移动个人管家，无需提示就能够无缝地代表我们将事情办妥。

you get to see the world through local residents, not hotel concierges or guidebooks.

你可以看到通过当地居民，而不是酒店门房或指南的世界。

amenities include rooftop pools, gyms, laundry services and concierges, none of which can be found in washington's older buildings.

附属设施包括屋顶泳池、健身房、洗衣服务及门卫，这些都是华盛顿老建筑所不具备的东西。

check in was smooth and efficient. concierges were swift, polite, precise and friendly.

入住时顺利而高效，礼宾动作敏捷，对人礼貌，服务周到，待人友好。

christie's has also hired chinese 'concierges' for client services in london and new york.

佳士得还在伦敦和纽约雇用了中国接待员为客户提供服务。