Tipping on holiday

[manealca]

What do you think is a reasonable tip to give to a hall porter who carries your luggage to your room when you go to a hotel on holiday ?

[mollykins]

depends how posh the hotel is I supose.

[ummmm]

Depends what country you're in.

[mollykins]

And how much lugage there is.

[manealca]

3 star hotel in Jersey, C,I.

[237SJ]

Depends where you are. $1 in the States per case. I do a rough link to the pound according to local currency so would do A$2 in Oz, but only about the equivalent to 50p in countries where 50p is an awful lot of money such as India or parts of Africa.

[237SJ]

Sorry, just crossed over with your post. I would do £1 in Jersey

[chokkie]

Lucky you to have had the luxury of a porter. We've always had to carry our luggage to our rooms ourselves!

[Whickerman]

Tips are their main income in quite a few places, so yes.

[Whickerman]

Now I've actually read the question... About £1 a bag

[oscarina]

We always carry extra euros/pounds for tipping at the airport for porters who carry luggage etc. My husband gets assistance at the airport either a wheelchair or buggy and we always give a tip,the service is excellent so it is worth giving especially as some of these porters don't be paid very well. If a porter carries your luggage to the room as they do on cruises they deserve a tip, five euros etc is
reasonable, Varies from place to place and depending on how you appreciate the service.

[wildwood]

To be honest, I can't see any reason to tip anyone, especially in exorbitantly priced restaurants and hotels. If tipping stopped like in Singapore and NZ, the porters etc. would have to be paid a decent wage or nobody would do it.

[bushbaby_de]

I agree with wildwood to a certain extent. I also find it a bit tacky to hand money to someone directly, especially when its such a small amount like £1 or £2, but then its not appropriate to give any more, so I tend to leave it.