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The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in inclement weather on multi-month mountaineering expeditions. They can carry items on their backs or on their heads. The word "porter" derives from the Latin portare (to carry). [1]
This style of palanquin was probably due to the steep terrain and rough or narrow roads unsuitable to European-style sedan chairs. Travellers by silla usually employed a number of porters, who would alternate carrying the occupant. [citation needed] The porters were known as silleros, cargueros or silleteros (sometimes translated as "saddle-men").
A Left Luggage office at the main bus station of Fortaleza, Brazil. Left luggage, also luggage storage or bag storage, is a place where one can temporarily store one's luggage so as to not have to carry it. Left luggage is not synonymous with lost luggage. Often at an airport or train station there may be a staffed 'left luggage counter' or ...
A bellhop (North America), or hotel porter (international), is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform (see bell-boy hat), like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also known as a bellman and bellboy (pronunciation ⓘ) in North America.
The spark of the carry-on-bag conundrum dates back to 2008, when American Airlines became the first major US airline to start charging passengers to check a bag, thanks in part to skyrocketing oil ...
In Australia, a railway porter had various roles, similar to those described above. A baggage porter assisted with luggage; an operating porter assisted with safeworking duties; a station porter assisted with general station duties; and as in British usage a lad porter was a junior station porter.
Budget Irish airline Ryanair also advises against the hand luggage pitfall. It warned: “Don’t spend hours intricately wrapping gifts to carry in your hand luggage.
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