Travel tipping tips: Tips 4-14
4. Spa treatments (hair, nails, massage)
Tip between 10 and 20 per cent of your services.
5. Pizza delivery
While a $2 tip is considered adequate, you may want to top it up a bit on those cold Canadian evenings.
6. Bellhop
A good rule of thumb is to tip $1 per piece of luggage.
7. Room service
Check the room service menu. Often, room service gratuities are automatically added to the bill. If not, tip 15 to 20 per cent.
8. Valet attendant
Tip $1 - $2.
9. Hotel maid
Often nearly invisible, a good hotel maid deserves an appreciatory nod in the form of a tip. Consider leaving behind $1 or $2 per day.
10. Taxi driver
Tip 10 to 15 per cent.
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Tip between 10 and 20 per cent of your services.
5. Pizza delivery
While a $2 tip is considered adequate, you may want to top it up a bit on those cold Canadian evenings.
6. Bellhop
A good rule of thumb is to tip $1 per piece of luggage.
7. Room service
Check the room service menu. Often, room service gratuities are automatically added to the bill. If not, tip 15 to 20 per cent.
8. Valet attendant
Tip $1 - $2.
9. Hotel maid
Often nearly invisible, a good hotel maid deserves an appreciatory nod in the form of a tip. Consider leaving behind $1 or $2 per day.
10. Taxi driver
Tip 10 to 15 per cent.
Who's on the "could tip" list?
Admittedly, tipping in North America has hit epidemic proportions in the past few years. Below is a list of services that you might tip if you found the service to be above and beyond your expectations.
11. Flight attendant
Some airlines have a policy about staff not accepting tips. If you've had great service, why not consider a polite "keep the change" to an often-overworked flight attendant?
12. Washroom attendant
Fifty cents to $1.
13. Gas station attendant
It's a self-serve world, but on those subzero days when you choose to roll down the window to pay the gas attendant rather than braving the cold yourself, consider giving a small tip of a dollar or two.
Keep your cash
14. All-inclusive resorts
One of the reasons for choosing an all-inclusive vacation is these bookings generally include tips. Some all-inclusive resorts actually forbid tipping. That said, some vacationers believe -- perhaps with some justification -- that adding a further gratuity might guarantee better service.
Still not sure whether to tip?
Check with a guidebook for the area you're visiting, or do some Internet research to get answers.
Some forums that might be able to address your specific tipping questions:
• Fodor's
• Lonely Planet
• VirtualTourist
• AardvarkTravel
• Cruise Critic
A final word on the tip jar
They're everywhere, often cloaked with cutesy pleas like "Afraid of Change? Leave it Here!" Tip jars are popping up in unexpected places where you might not even consider leaving a tip. Remember, tipping is voluntary and based on outstanding service.
Don't leave a tip if you don't feel it's warranted. Just as importantly, don't use the fact that it's voluntary as an excuse to cheap out on good service.
Admittedly, tipping in North America has hit epidemic proportions in the past few years. Below is a list of services that you might tip if you found the service to be above and beyond your expectations.
11. Flight attendant
Some airlines have a policy about staff not accepting tips. If you've had great service, why not consider a polite "keep the change" to an often-overworked flight attendant?
12. Washroom attendant
Fifty cents to $1.
13. Gas station attendant
It's a self-serve world, but on those subzero days when you choose to roll down the window to pay the gas attendant rather than braving the cold yourself, consider giving a small tip of a dollar or two.
Keep your cash
14. All-inclusive resorts
One of the reasons for choosing an all-inclusive vacation is these bookings generally include tips. Some all-inclusive resorts actually forbid tipping. That said, some vacationers believe -- perhaps with some justification -- that adding a further gratuity might guarantee better service.
Still not sure whether to tip?
Check with a guidebook for the area you're visiting, or do some Internet research to get answers.
Some forums that might be able to address your specific tipping questions:
• Fodor's
• Lonely Planet
• VirtualTourist
• AardvarkTravel
• Cruise Critic
A final word on the tip jar
They're everywhere, often cloaked with cutesy pleas like "Afraid of Change? Leave it Here!" Tip jars are popping up in unexpected places where you might not even consider leaving a tip. Remember, tipping is voluntary and based on outstanding service.
Don't leave a tip if you don't feel it's warranted. Just as importantly, don't use the fact that it's voluntary as an excuse to cheap out on good service.
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