Tipping and America go hand in hand.The custom of tipping for most services should be adopted when in America, despite what you are used to at home. The following is a top 5 guide to tipping for anyone visiting the beautiful country on American holidays
1. Have some dollars ready. When you are in the currency exchange, make sure to ask for a certain amount extra to allow for tipping. You should really carry an extra $10 in $1 dollar notes at all times.This means you won’t have to ask for change and you can tip whatever value you want easily. Although requesting change is quite commonplace also so don’t be shy about asking if you need to
2. Bars. If you are buying your drinks from the bar area then look to give a $1 tip per beverage. This ratio should come down little if you are buying a large number of drinks in one go. A 10% bill should be added to the total if you are served your drink sitting down by a bar man or lady
3. Restaurants. the type of restaurant where you are eating kind of determines this one. Those at the lower end of the market only need tipping the region on 15%. For more formal sit-down meals you should expect to pay along the lines of 20-25% of the cheque.You should increase the tip amount for staff who put in the extra effort you or are particularly helpful.
4. Bags.The porter who brings the bags to the room will probably be expecting tip of one dollar per bag. This quite a strong rule of thumb but you can always tip more if the service was great or there was a lot of effort involved for the porter. Bag carriers at airports should be tipped between $2 to $4 per bag
5. Poor service. If you don’t feel that the service was up to standard then don’t tip. But be sure to explain your choice. the majority of services in America look for constructive criticism and will appreciate any that you give. Florida holidays staff are particularly humble.
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