Amidst a global pandemic, brands and establishments are serving Bangkok's millionaire elite with old school hospitality: White Glove Service
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White glove services are the stuff of Hollywood. Popularised by shows like Downton Abbey, it harkens back to an age of aristocratic wealth and privilege but the recent pandemic lockdown has re-ignited waning interest in the genre of butler service. Aside from hygiene and viral transmission concerns, the ultra-wealthy have been turning to luxury white glove services during the pandemic lockdown.
According to The Age, there was a spike in demand for household butlers in Britain in 2012 when hit series Downton Abbey first debuted with recruitment agencies seeing sharp rises in requests for domestic staff from wealthy families trying to live like on-screen aristocrats. Now, it appears like Southeast Asian metropolitan cities like Bangkok have cottoned on to the ultimate standard of personal luxury.
Ultra Wealthy turn to White Glove Service amidst Pandemic Lockdown
AFP reported that the super-rich have not forgone luxury during a pandemic which has locked Thailand down, turning to a new growth industry where goods and services like gourmet take-out is delivered by a butler (yes replete in white gloves)  in a black sedan.
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