Do you know how to tip?

Correct! In “Men and Manners,” Coggins writes exactly that: You’re not fully dressed if you have no cash. As Americans appear to be moving toward a cashless future, tipping becomes more of a calculated effort.

“I’m obsessed with not being out of small bills, and I try to think about that ahead of time,” Coggins says.

You have to be mindful about having cash on you so you don’t stiff those deserving gratuity. If you can, stock up on small bills before your trip.

In a pinch, you can compensate for being cashless by asking the person helping you for their digital wallet information such as their Venmo or Cash App handle.

“Most people nowadays have Venmo, Paypal or Zelle,” says Ben Pundole, a hotel consultant and founder of A Hotel Life travel website. Such a request may not be normal or expected for all generations, but “it’s not abnormal” either, he said.

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Correct! When someone touches your bag, you tip. Founder and chief executive of the Protocol School of Palm Beach Jacqueline Whitmore recommends $1 per bag, unless it’s extra heavy (then give $2 per bag). If the driver just drops you off, and you handle your bags, there isn’t a need for gratuity.

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Correct! Keep your singles to yourself on a flight. Most airline staff members are asked to decline tips.

“The best way our customers can recognize our team members is by sending a note to our customer relations team,” said Ross Feinstein, the former director of operations communications at American Airlines.

Correct! Swann School of Protocol’s founder, Elaine Swann, recommends tipping according to how many bags are handled at curbside check-in.

“When they’re bringing your bags from your car and they’re checking them for you: $2 per bag,” she says.

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Correct! Tipping time is flexible here. It can be at the beginning or end of a stay. There is no hard-and-fast rule on when you should tip hotel staff, so make sure you have small bills to hand out when the situation arises.

Correct! You should absolutely tip your valet attendant, preferably when you hand them your keys. This is a great example of gratuity to ensure proper service — you want the valet on your side. Swann recommends tipping valet drivers $3 and up.

“Tip them in the beginning and they’ll always look after you,” Pundole says. “The more you look after them, the more they look after you.”

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Correct! A hotel manager tends to be a salaried employee who doesn’t require a tip. A clue for who to tip and who to skip is to look at how the hotel employee is dressed.

“I don’t tip someone in a suit from behind the counter,” Coggins says. “Generally, if a person is wearing a suit or their own clothes, I don’t. They’re a manager of some higher position and so you don’t need to tip them. But if it’s a person in a uniform, you generally do.”

Correct! How much will depend on what kind of hotel you’re at, and what kind of service you’re getting. Did they drop your bags and go quickly? Did they help you unpack, or share helpful details about the room and hotel? Pundole recommends up to $10 for a tip at a luxury hotel.

Not everyone wants the help, and that’s okay, too. “I used to avoid the bellmen and want to do everything myself,” Pundole says. But ultimately, remember that they’re here to help. “They’re proud to be standing at the front of something great and being the first point of contact.”

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Correct! Not everyone knows to tip the cleaning staff, or they choose not to for various reasons. But according to all of our experts, you absolutely tip housekeeping. It’s a thankless hotel job that often gets overlooked.

In his early traveling days, Coggins didn’t know to tip housekeeping, an error he’s still embarrassed about today. It’s now natural for him to tip housekeeping at every hotel.

“Some people avoid it because they think they’re doing it incorrectly, or they don’t know if it’s going to be appreciated, or they don’t even have the pleasure of handing it to someone,” Coggins says.

“They work really hard. They work long hours,” Pundole adds. “There’s a level of expectation that they do an exemplary job. They deserve it.”

Pundole recommends tipping $10 per day of your visit.

However, housekeeping as well as other hospitality elements have changed during the pandemic, and customers may notice a drop-off in services some cases. Pundole recognizes that while service should be rewarded, it’s not a given. People should tip what they can.

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Correct! All-inclusive properties and cruises can come with rules of their own.

“A lot of times the cruise line will give you a guideline on tipping,” Swann says. “They break it down day by day. Server by server. Follow the guidelines of the cruise line. As far as the rest of the waitstaff is concerned, you would tip the same way on land — if the cruise line allows it.”

Correct! Stephanie Fisher, a certified travel associate for Huffman Travel, says she always adds gratuity, noting that the charges you pay on the app might not directly get to the driver. We’ve heard stories during the pandemic of delivery drivers receiving few tips even as demand and risks have increased.

For travel adviser Thomas Chongruk of Escape 2, an independent affiliate of Montecito Village Travel, the answer is yes. While he doesn’t think the gesture is mandatory, he feels that it is a courtesy to the person who delivered your meal.

Pundole finds some service charges to be exorbitant these days, but he tips a few bucks in-person irrespective of the digital transaction.

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