Rossen Reports: Ultimate guide to tipping in every travel situation


You’ve planned every aspect of your holiday vacation, but there’s one thing you haven’t thought of. Cash for tips! Who should you be tipping and how much? Money experts are weighing in. Make sure you pack small bills. Remember, these numbers are suggestions from money experts. You can choose what end of the tip scale you’re on. Base it on your own finances and base it on the service itself.AirportCurbside baggage handlers: They say $1 to $2 per bag is good.Shuttle drivers: Whether they’re taking you to your car or to the rental car center, drivers should be tipped anywhere between $3 and $5. Usually, more if they help you with really heavy bags or strollers and wheelchairs. HotelBellhop: If there’s a hotel employee who helps take your bag from your car and then up to your room, tipping about $1 to $2 per bag is acceptable. Maybe a little more if you need to use multiple carts.Valet: A typical tip is between $2 and $5. Something, we learned, it’s customary to tip both when you’re dropping off and picking up your car. But if that’s not possible, at minimum, tip when you check in and out of the hotel.Housekeeping: Tipping $1 to $5 each day shows your gratitude for the person cleaning your room. Don’t leave a lump sum tip at the end of your stay, it will probably only go to one person. It’s best to leave your tips on the bathroom sink rather than the nightstand. Oftentimes, the cash there can get easily lost when the beds are being made.CruiseThere are no hard-and-fast rules about tipping. Most cruise lines already charge you a gratuity fee automatically. Make sure you check before you start leaving cash everywhere.

You’ve planned every aspect of your holiday vacation, but there’s one thing you haven’t thought of. Cash for tips!

Who should you be tipping and how much? Money experts are weighing in.

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Make sure you pack small bills. Remember, these numbers are suggestions from money experts. You can choose what end of the tip scale you’re on. Base it on your own finances and base it on the service itself.

Airport

  • Curbside baggage handlers: They say $1 to $2 per bag is good.
  • Shuttle drivers: Whether they’re taking you to your car or to the rental car center, drivers should be tipped anywhere between $3 and $5. Usually, more if they help you with really heavy bags or strollers and wheelchairs.

Hotel

  • Bellhop: If there’s a hotel employee who helps take your bag from your car and then up to your room, tipping about $1 to $2 per bag is acceptable. Maybe a little more if you need to use multiple carts.
  • Valet: A typical tip is between $2 and $5. Something, we learned, it’s customary to tip both when you’re dropping off and picking up your car. But if that’s not possible, at minimum, tip when you check in and out of the hotel.
  • Housekeeping: Tipping $1 to $5 each day shows your gratitude for the person cleaning your room. Don’t leave a lump sum tip at the end of your stay, it will probably only go to one person. It’s best to leave your tips on the bathroom sink rather than the nightstand. Oftentimes, the cash there can get easily lost when the beds are being made.

Cruise

  • There are no hard-and-fast rules about tipping. Most cruise lines already charge you a gratuity fee automatically. Make sure you check before you start leaving cash everywhere.

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