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City Mag 09-2012

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TONY’S CITY MAGAZINE LUXEMBOURG SEPTEMBER’12

ArrivĂ© au Grand HĂŽtel Cravat comme plongeur Ă  17 ans, Tony Buffone y est aujourd’hui le chef concierge. Les temps ont bien changĂ© depuis ses dĂ©buts.

Tony Buffone is head concierge at the Grand Hotel Cravat. Things have changed a lot since he started working there aged 17 as a dishwasher.

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l a connu l’époque oĂč les employĂ©s portaient des gants blancs et le Grand HĂŽtel Cravat accueillait le gotha du monde entier, des premiers hommes dans l’espace aux chefs d’État, en passant par les ambassadeurs et l’aristocratie europĂ©enne. Aujourd’hui, Tony Buffone accueille surtout des hommes d’affaires stressĂ©s, pendus Ă  leurs tĂ©lĂ©phones portables, et des touristes ayant fait leur rĂ©servation en ligne et qui visitent tout

le Luxembourg en une journĂ©e. « Les clients ne sont plus les mĂȘmes qu’avant et le travail est devenu plus stressant, il faut faire toujours plus vite. Mais au fond, mon rĂŽle n’a pas changĂ© : je dois toujours ĂȘtre autant Ă  leur Ă©coute. » Tony Buffone parle d’expĂ©rience. Il a fait toute sa carriĂšre dans cet hĂŽtel et a travaillĂ© avec trois gĂ©nĂ©rations de la famille Cravat.

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hen he began his career employees had to wear white gloves and heads of state from all over the world would walk through doors of the Grand Hotel Cravat, together with famous astronauts, ambassadors and the cream of Europe’s aristocracy. Today, Tony Buffone mainly welcomes stressed out businessmen attached to their mobile phones and tourists who have booked a room online and are out to visit

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the whole of Luxembourg in one day. “There has been a big change in clients and the work has become more tense. Everything has to be done very quickly. My role hasn’t changed that much though: my main job is still listening and being responsive.” Buffone speaks from experience. He’s spent his entire career here and has worked with three generations of the Cravat family.

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