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The hospitality and tourism industry is a key contributor to L.A.’s economy, employing more than 540,000 people who work as room cleaners, dishwashers, restaurant servers and bellhops, among other jobs.

Pack lightly enough to be free from porters, taxi drivers and bellhops.

Its founder, Guccio Gucci, had a stint working as a bellhop in the Savoy, the luxury London hotel, more than a century ago.

That’s the short version of how a Los Angeles bellhop has won the title of best hotel worker in America.

He was, for a day, a short-order cook, a bellhop, a social work aide, a plumber.