A b5media.com colleague of mine recently described her experience with the likes of a certain, self-important concierge–at a small, but chic, hotel in France. She and her friend seemed surpised and perplexed by this man’s disregard toward them, upon check-in.
Her companion explained that in France, if you do not dress well, you are considered to be unimportant. (The two had been dressed in jeans and t-shirts). I can see that–actually, it’s always been a policy of mine to dress up when traveling.
Several times when traveling from London to New York, my seat was upgraded to business class–and I’m …read more