bkpix
Contributor
I have to agree about added value tipping; it really takes away an employees incentive to give good service. Why work harder when you will get your tip anyway. Not all think that way, but many do.
Being from Las Vegas where many people depend on tip income I know the importance of tipping. That being said; some people from some countries will not tip anyone, no matter how good the service or the experience was. It is just not part of some cultures and they do not even seem to want to know about it. Even if they are in a line of people waiting to get off the boat or out of the tour bus or whatever and see people tipping the staff, they will just walk past and maybe say thank you, but maybe not!!
I always tip the DM most, the captain 2nd most, and tip the wait staff either daily if they tend to change daily, or at the end of the stay if they are the same people the whole time. Tipping the housekeeping staff usually goes about the same way. One thing that has bothered me personally is the matter of tipping the manager. Here in Las Vegas managers are not allowed to take tips, so I don't even think about it. On a recent dive trip, the manager was extremely helpful. I didn't even think about tipping him until I was back home and then wished that I had at least tried!!
Being from Las Vegas where many people depend on tip income I know the importance of tipping. That being said; some people from some countries will not tip anyone, no matter how good the service or the experience was. It is just not part of some cultures and they do not even seem to want to know about it. Even if they are in a line of people waiting to get off the boat or out of the tour bus or whatever and see people tipping the staff, they will just walk past and maybe say thank you, but maybe not!!
I always tip the DM most, the captain 2nd most, and tip the wait staff either daily if they tend to change daily, or at the end of the stay if they are the same people the whole time. Tipping the housekeeping staff usually goes about the same way. One thing that has bothered me personally is the matter of tipping the manager. Here in Las Vegas managers are not allowed to take tips, so I don't even think about it. On a recent dive trip, the manager was extremely helpful. I didn't even think about tipping him until I was back home and then wished that I had at least tried!!