TPS 101 — Foundations of Exceptional Hospitality is now available.

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TPS 101 — Foundations of Exceptional Hospitality

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TPS 101

Foundations of Exceptional Hospitality

The philosophy in full: planning, service, experience, guest psychology, service recovery and the small decisions that turn technically correct service into something people remember.

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Subjects

  • Foundations
  • Food & Beverage
  • Wine
  • Service Styles
  • Guest Experience
  • Planning
  • Private Hospitality
  • Professional Development

Foundations

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TPS 101

Foundations of Exceptional Hospitality

The Three Point Service philosophy in full: planning, service, experience, guest psychology and service recovery.

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Wine

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Wine Service Essentials

A Working Guide

Glassware, temperature, sequence, decanting and how to talk about wine without performing.

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Planning

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The Friction Audit

A Planning Framework

Find and remove the small frustrations your guest should never have to solve.

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Service Styles

In development

Service Styles

Silver, Plated, Family & Beyond

When to use each style, how to execute it cleanly, and how to switch between them mid-service.

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Guest Experience

In development

Guest Psychology

Reading the Room

Mood, pace, group dynamics and the signals that tell you what a table needs next.

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Private Hospitality

In development

Private Hospitality

Households, Yachts & Aviation

Discretion, preference management and service in someone else's home.

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“It named things I had been doing for years without a language for them. The planning framework alone changed how we run a charter week.”
Chief Stewardess50m motor yacht, Mediterranean
“We use the friction audit before every event now. It is the most useful hour of preparation we do.”
Events ManagerPrivate estate, Cotswolds
“Beautifully made and genuinely practical. Rare combination.”
Restaurant DirectorCopenhagen

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