How to tip in America? How much do American hotels tip?

Very different from China, in the United States, you need to tip. Today, Bian Xiao will show you how to tip and how much. Let's look at this standard now.

Theoretically, there is no legal provision to explain which occasions should be tipped. In American cultural customs, industries with obvious personalized service need to pay tips according to the actual situation. In the United States, the wages of staff engaged in the service industry are generally low, because their wages are actually basic wages, and most of their income depends on tips. Therefore, in most parts of the United States, the personal income tax of service workers is even taxed according to salary+tip = total income. In other words, the tip of workers working in hotels, restaurants and other places is almost equal to their monthly salary.

Taxi (non-public transport)

When you push the heavy luggage out of the airport and arrive at the taxi, the driver will enthusiastically help you put it in the trunk and deliver it safely to the designated destination. Passengers should pay 15% of the fare ~

20% extra tip, and according to the amount of luggage, tip 1 USD per piece of luggage as a thank you. When the airport bus driver or the shuttle bus driver of the car rental company loads and unloads your luggage, you'd better tip to show your gratitude. The amount of tip is 1 USD per piece.

In recent years, more and more travelers like Uber and Raffles, which are also very popular in the United States. For this service, we suggest that the driver who takes the initiative to carry your luggage should pay a tip of $65,438 for each piece of luggage. Tips other than the total fare can be determined as appropriate.

Hotel doorman

Generally speaking, high-star resort hotels will have full-time doormen to provide customers with luggage handling, door opening, taxi calling and front desk guidance, and they will help hotel guests deliver their luggage directly to their rooms. You can pay 1 according to the quantity of luggage and the quality of service.

~ a tip of about $5. If you don't need baggage handling service, you can refuse the service of the doorman directly to avoid the embarrassment when paying tips. However, if you are a group tourist, these tips may have been included in your group expenses. Therefore, it is best to read the quotation of the travel company in detail and understand the payment situation before departure. If the tip is included in the team fee, there is no need to pay the tip. When the front desk, concierge and other staff call a taxi for you, you don't have to pay a tip.

Room cleaning

When you leave the hotel every day, don't forget to put a tip on the pillow (the tip is paid according to the number of people staying at the standard of $65,438 +0 per guest, and the high-end resort hotel can increase it as appropriate).

Remember not to leave the change under $20 on the table at will, otherwise it will be taken away by the cleaning staff as a tip. Hotel room cleaners may change every day. Therefore, in order to be fair, it is best to give it on the same day. If you think you've made a mess of the room, give them a little extra tip to thank them for their hard work. High-end hotels are sometimes cleaned twice, so you only need to pay once, but the recommended amount should be $2 per person per day. When the room attendant is asked to provide additional services such as hair dryer, ice cubes, quilts and pillows, the tip is usually 1 to $2.

room service

Room service (guest room

Service) tip is generally between 15% and 20%, which is usually included in the total price. Therefore, there is no need to tip the waiter. The detailed charging standards of these fees are marked on the menu. Therefore, it is best to read the menu carefully before ordering. After pushing the dining car into the room, the waiter will hand you a bill. From this statement, you can also confirm whether the tip is included in the meal fee. You just need to look at the column marked "Tip". If the amount is written in it, it means that the tip is included. Therefore, you don't need to tip the waiter again.

Valet parking

High-end resort hotels, restaurants, shopping centers and other places will provide parking service services. In addition to the parking fee that should be paid, the waiter who parks and drives your car also needs to pay a tip of 1~3 dollars.

For the tourists staying in the hotel, tipping can be said to be an essential preparation item. Therefore, it is best to exchange 65438 yuan +05-20 yuan small denomination coins at the hotel front desk when staying in the hotel. You need this change not only in hotels, but also in airports or taxis. Therefore, you'd better prepare some small change before you leave from China.

Full-service restaurant

Dining is one of the frequent activities during vacation, and tipping related to restaurants is often the most confusing problem for tourists. In the United States, only those restaurants that have special waiters to order, serve and provide services need customers to pay tips. Some fast food restaurants, such as McDonald's and Subway, or the most popular dining car in America (food

There is no need to tip.

How to tip Now that we know all the places where tipping is needed, let's continue to see how to tip correctly and gracefully. When tipping, don't shout for the waiter to tip. Generally, in the scene of valet taxi or parking, you can fold the prepared tip and give it directly to the service staff when the service staff opens the door for you. The service staff will also say thank you to the customers. If you find that you don't have 1 yuan pocket money, you can change some change at the front desk of the hotel so that you can pay the tip at any time.

Tips for full-service restaurants * * * There are two ways to pay tips, one is by credit card, and the other is by cash. The premise of these two methods is to find the bill that the service personnel want first, and see if the total cost of the bill already includes tips (rewards;

Prompt; Service fee). If the tip is included, you can pay it directly according to the total bill. If the prompt is not included, you can refer to the following methods:

1.

Cash payment: You can pay the meal fee (USD 50 or USD 65,438+000) in one lump sum, and the waiter will charge the meal fee according to the figures on the bill and get the corresponding change. Then, you can leave some cash tips on the table according to the percentage of the meal fee. Generally, waiters don't take the initiative to reserve tips for themselves, so if there is an error in the change, you can contact the waiter directly.

2.

Credit card payment: This method is equivalent to swiping a credit card twice. When you get the bill, you can directly give the credit card and the bill to the waiter, and then the waiter will swipe the card once and give you the corresponding receipt. There will be a column "reward money;

Prompt; Servicecharge), you can fill in the tip you want to pay according to the percentage, and finally sign it, and then the merchant swipes the card.

For tourists from Asian countries, tipping is a relatively strange thing. Therefore, there are often cases of refusing to pay tips or forgetting to pay tips. Therefore, many local restaurants in Hawaii (especially those near Waikiki) will use foreign languages (Japanese, Chinese, etc.). ) Specially mark the column "Our restaurant will charge 18% tip (service charge)" on the menu. However, there are also some bad restaurants that cheat tourists into paying tips again after they have received them. Even if this kind of bad behavior is very rare, in order to protect your own interests, you must confirm the bill in detail when paying for the meal to avoid being cheated. If you have meal coupons or discount coupons, the tip will still be calculated according to the total price before the preferential price (or discount price).

Some restaurants will charge extra tips for guests (or seats) over 6-8 years old. Therefore, it is best to confirm with the waiter before ordering (in most cases, the specific content is printed on the menu).

Generally speaking, the bills are printed with the prices of various foods and drinks and Hawaiian consumption tax (4-4. 166%) in detail, and the total amount is indicated below. At the bottom of the total amount is the "tip" column. If you fill in Arabic numerals (amount) here, it means that the tip has been included in the total amount.

What if the service is not satisfactory? Some people think that there is no need to tip if the service attitude is not good, or just give a copper coin. However, in the United States or in Hawaii, locals generally don't do this. If you are dissatisfied with the service or the waiter's attitude is not good, Americans will go directly to the restaurant manager to express their dissatisfaction with the service. However, according to most cases, guests will not refuse to pay tips. Refusing to tip or tipping only 5% will be mistaken by others for lack of "education", common sense or social etiquette, but it will make you lose face. Therefore, Americans or Hawaiians will pay at least 10% as a tip.

Experience how to pay project tips to book Hawaii tourism projects. Generally speaking, tips will be included in the total cost, so there is no need to pay tips. However, if you are very satisfied with the tour guides and other staff who provided services that day, you can also give a tip to express your gratitude. The amount of the tip is 10%- 15% of the tour fee. The wages of staff engaged in tourism are also the same as those of the above-mentioned service industries such as restaurants. Therefore, most of them have to live on tips. For example, customers who participate in skydiving can pay a tip of $20 to the skydiving staff or the photographer who helps with the shooting to express their gratitude.