A Traveler’s Guide to Tipping in a Changed World

NYT TRAVEL: A Traveler’s Guide to Tipping in a Changed World
By Elaine Glusac
Section: Travel
Source: New York Times
Published Date: April 25, 2023 at 03:00AM

In the age of tip fatigue, many are bewildered by how much to tip in hotels and restaurants and on guided tours. Customs in foreign countries complicate the picture. Here’s some advice from experts.

Not long into the pandemic, Americans were eager to tip their front-line-working baristas and servers. But now that tip fatigue has set in — driven by the proliferation of payment tablets that suggest tipping for everything from a sandwich at a grab-and-go counter to an ultrasound — consumers are often bewildered by when and how much to tip. “This is the hottest topic in etiquette right now,” said Daniel Post Senning, the co-author of “Emily Post Etiquette, The Centennial Edition” and the great-great grandson of the etiquette icon Emily Post. He cites the pressure of inflation, the disruption of the pandemic and the rush back to travel for the unease. “There’s growing anxiety and public discussion around tipping.” Offering guidance on when and how much to tip when you travel, etiquette experts, academics and travelers weighed in with the following advice.

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