Tip the van drivers...its what we do
06-23-2017 | 08:17 PM
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Also don't forget to tip the front desk at the hotel for checking you into your room, the gate agents for letting you down to your airplane, and TSA for giving you a good old fashion pat down. ( FYI I do tip the van drivers).
06-23-2017 | 08:26 PM
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This is the way I see it, I don't tip the driver for driving me between the airport and hotel. I tip them because they put my bag in the van and take it out. If they pull up and sit in the van or just stand there then I don't tip (which happens about once a year)
06-23-2017 | 10:12 PM
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From: guppy CA
Not a Spirit pilot; United. I tip the van driver $2 and the maid $2/night. When times were tighter for me, it was $1 for the van driver and $1/night for the maid. It's standard etiquette to tip both the drivers and maids. It's not standard to tip the front desk clerks and I've only tipped desk clerks on personal travels when given awesome suite upgrades.
In the last year or so, I started buying $10 Starbucks cards that I occasionally give to gate agents and FAs when jumpseating. Not necessary, not expected, but appreciated by them. They don't make much money.
I don't know how many singles I go through a month. I stop by a casino almost every trip and get $20 in singles. I look at it as just a normal job expense.
In the last year or so, I started buying $10 Starbucks cards that I occasionally give to gate agents and FAs when jumpseating. Not necessary, not expected, but appreciated by them. They don't make much money.
I don't know how many singles I go through a month. I stop by a casino almost every trip and get $20 in singles. I look at it as just a normal job expense.
06-24-2017 | 04:55 AM
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From: B-767 FO
Captains should cover the tips for the first year FO's. These guys are barely getting by and making ends meet. While you're at it, buy em a meal at least once during the trip and a few beers for their sorrows.
06-24-2017 | 07:42 AM
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Ridiculous. If you can't afford 6 bucks a 4 day then you have a serious problem. It's just a cost of doing business. I have no problem picking up a meal or a couple rounds regardless of how many years you have been here, but if you can't tip the driver you had better not be at the bar.
06-24-2017 | 09:01 AM
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For those that tip he housekeepers, how do you know who actually cleaned your room? Do you track them down or do you just tip the visible ones in the hallway?
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06-24-2017 | 09:27 AM
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I've always wondered that myself. More and more hotels are leaving envelopes for the person who cleaned your room on the desks. I use those. Otherwise you might be tipping someone who will clean your room after you leave and do a terrible job.
06-24-2017 | 09:36 AM
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Where does the envelope go? Stay in the room or the front desk? My only major issue is there's no guarantee it goes the right person, therefore, while I applaud those willing to go to these lengths, I wouldn't do this without absolute confirmation my money is taken care of.
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