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Guest relations manager

Looks after the guest relationship beyond a single visit: regulars, VIPs, reviews and recovery. Common in luxury hotels and high-end restaurant groups.

A real shift

Prepare VIP notes and amenities, greet key guests, respond to reviews and complaints, and feed guest insight back to the team.

Skills that matter

  • Relationship building
  • Written tone
  • Discretion
  • Complaint resolution
  • CRM use

Qualifications

  • Hospitality diploma or degree
  • Level 3 Customer Service Specialist apprenticeship
  • Languages are a strong asset

Where it leads

  1. Guest relations manager
  2. Front office manager
  3. Guest experience director
  4. Maître d'

What we'd ask on the show

  • Remembering how a guest takes their coffee across ten years
  • Online reviews: answering the unanswerable
  • The ethics of VIP lists

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