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.

What occasion do I need to tip?

Theoretically, there are no legal provisions on tipping to explain when tipping is necessary. In American cultural customs, industries with obvious personalized service need to pay tips according to the actual situation. In the United States, the salaries of employees engaged in the service industry are generally low, because their salaries are actually basic salaries, and most of their income sources depend 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 extra tips according to the fare of 15%~20%, and according to the quantity of luggage, each piece of luggage should pay a tip of 1 USD 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 the 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 helps you with your luggage should pay a tip of $65,438 +0 for each piece of luggage. Tips other than the total fare can be determined as appropriate.

Hotel doorman

Generally, high-star resort hotels will have full-time doormen to provide customers with luggage handling, door opening, taxi calling, front desk guidance and other services, and they will help hotel guests deliver their luggage directly to their rooms. According to the quantity of luggage and the quality of service, you can pay a tip of about $65438 +0~5 as appropriate. 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, it is possible that these tips have been included in your tour fare. So before you leave, you'd better read the quotation of the travel company in detail to understand the payment situation. If the tip is included in the team fee, there is no need to tip. The front desk, concierge and other staff will help you call a taxi without tipping.

Room cleaning

When you leave the hotel every day, don't forget to put a tip on the pillow (according to the standard of $65,438 +0 per guest, the tip is paid according to the number of people staying, and the high-end resort hotel can increase it as appropriate. Remember not to leave the change under $20 on the table at will, which will be taken away by the cleaning staff as a tip. Hotel room cleaners may change every day. So to be fair, it's better 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 take extra services such as hair dryer, ice cubes, quilts and pillows, the tip is usually 1 to $2.

room service

The tip for room service 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 point menu. Therefore, it is best to read the menu carefully before ordering. The waiter will hand you a bill after pushing the dining car into the room. From this statement, you can also confirm whether the meal fee includes tips. 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 any more.

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 for you 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 change the small denomination of 15-20 at the front desk of the hotel. You need this change not only in hotels, but also in airports or taxis. So you'd better prepare some small change before you leave China.

Full-service restaurant

Dining is one of the frequent activities during vacation, and tipping related to restaurants is often the most confusing thing 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 FoodTruck in America, don't have to tip.

How to pay the 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, 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 (tips; Tips; Service charge. If tip is included, you can pay directly according to the total bill. If there is no hint, you can refer to the following methods:

1. Cash payment: You can pay the meal fee at one time ($50 or 100), and the waiter will charge the meal fee according to the number on the bill, and give you 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 for gratuity; Tips; "Servicecharge", you can fill in the tip to be paid 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. So it often happens that you refuse to pay a tip or forget to pay a tip. Therefore, many local restaurants in Hawaii (especially those near Waikiki) will use foreign languages (Japanese, Chinese, etc. ) Mark the column "Our restaurant will charge 18% tip" on the menu. However, there are also some bad restaurants that cheat tourists into repeatedly paying tips 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 the meal to avoid being cheated. If there is a meal coupon or discount coupon, the tip is still calculated according to the preferential price (or the total price before the discount price).

Some restaurants will charge extra tips for guests with more than 6~8 people (or seats). So it's 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 beverages and Hawaiian consumption tax (4-4. 166%) in detail, and the total amount is marked below. Below the total amount is the "tip" column. If Arabic numerals are filled in here, it means that the tip has been included in the total.

What if the service is not satisfactory?

Some people think that "poor service attitude" means no tipping, or just giving a copper coin. However, in the United States or Hawaii, locals generally don't do this. If you are dissatisfied with the service or the waiter has a bad attitude, Americans 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 only tipping 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.

When booking a tour in Hawaii, tips are usually 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 thank them for tipping. 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. So most people 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.