Meet the people with the most unique hotel jobs in the world. The Peabody Orlando is looking to fill one of the most unique jobs in the hospitality industry: duck master. The lucky new hire will be in charge of overseeing the hotel's five mallards, parading them through the lobby twice a day and informing guests about the duck's daily lives.
There are only two other duck masters in the world; one at the original Peabody in Memphis and one at the Peabody in Little Rock. The tradition of the famous Peabody marching ducks began in , when the Memphis hotel's general manager Frank Schutt and his friend Chip Barwick returned empty-handed from a weekend hunting trip.
As a prank the men put their live duck decoys in the fountain in the hotel's lobby. The reaction from hotel guests was nothing short of enthusiastic. Since then, every day at 11 a. The ceremony is reversed at 5 p. If you think looking after hotel ducks is an odd job, here are some others that will also amaze you. That's right. The luxury hotel actually has somebody on the payroll whose sole responsibility is to help you get lathered up in sunscreen.
The service has been in place since the Ritz opened six years ago. The high-visibility butlers, however, usually don't last too long -- the first was discovered on the pool deck and moved to Milan two months later for a modeling career. The tanning butler is just one of the unique hotel jobs we found around the globe. From coin washer to peacock manager to fireplace butler, ABC News sought out some of the most unique jobs in the hospitality industry. The Ritz Carlton's tanning butler wears a custom-made holster filled with sunscreens of varying SPFs.
Not only is the lotion free, but he also offers to apply it to hard-to-reach back, shoulder and neck areas that easily burn. Malcolm Vincent held the job for nearly three years and still calls it today "a phenomenal experience. He got to meet celebrities staying at the hotel and says he enjoyed providing the service, which was a pleasant surprise to countless sunbathing guests. So, was it more enjoyable to apply sunscreen to some people than others? I was just there to make sure they didn't get that nasty sunburn.
