Tipping Etiquette During Business Travel
Understanding proper tipping etiquette allows you to represent yourself and your company in a professional manner while you are traveling on official business. During your trip, you should understand how much to tip taxi drivers, wait staff, bell captains, bartenders and others. Most companies allow for tips to be included on expense reports.
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Baggage Handlers
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Tip baggage handlers $1 to $1.50 for every bag they help you with. This tip should be in addition to any baggage fee charged by the transportation company. Offer an additional tip at your discretion if the baggage handler puts in extra time working for you, such as waiting while your bags come off of the conveyor belt at the baggage claim or making a long walk with you to your car in a parking garage.
Transportation Services
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Offer a limo or cab driver 15 percent of the bill. However, an arranged ride in a limousine may have the gratuity included in the fare. Ask the driver if you are not certain. Drivers of hotel courtesy vans should be tipped $1, or $2 if he helps with your bags.
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Hotel Employees
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Tip the bellhop $1 or $2 for every bag taken to your room. Tip the same amount for an employee delivering a package to your room from the front desk. Your housekeeper should be tipped about $2 a day, and a little more for extra services you request, such as filling your ice bucket each afternoon before she leaves for the day. Waiters delivering meals to your room should receive the same tip they would be paid if you were dining in the restaurant, or 15 to 20 percent of the meal. Tip an extra dollar even if the gratuity is included in the room service charge.
Restaurants
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Tip an attendant $1 for helping you with your coat or hat when you enter a restaurant. The maitre d' should be tipped $5 when there are two people in your party and $10 for a table for four or more. Double the gratuity if you are dining in a five-star restaurant. Bartenders should be tipped 15 percent of the bill, and waiters should be tipped 15 to 20 percent.
Valet Attendants
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Tip the valet parking attendant $1 or $2 each time your car is retrieved. During a long stay, tip him a little extra for preferred treatment. Getting to know the valet attendants and tipping a bit more may encourage them to retrieve your car faster than those of your less tip-friendly counterparts.
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