![]() In the United States, the American Hotel & Lodging Association suggests in its “Gratuity Guide” leaving 15 percent of the total bill or up to 20 percent for extraordinary service. Tipping standards at restaurants vary widely around the world. Make 15 to 20 percent your restaurant baseline Offering guidance on when and how much to tip when you travel, etiquette experts, academics and travelers weighed in with the following advice. “There’s growing anxiety and public discussion around tipping.” He cites the pressure of inflation, the disruption of the pandemic and the rush back to travel for the unease. ![]() ![]() ![]() “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. 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. Not long into the pandemic, Americans were eager to tip their front-line-working baristas and servers. ![]()
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