Hyatt Centric Boston Introduces QR Code Tipping for Front Desk Staff At Check-In

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Hyatt Centric Boston Introduces QR Code Tipping for Front Desk Staff At Check-In​

Disturbing Trend: Hyatt Centric Boston Introduces QR Code Tipping for Front Desk Staff At Check-In - View from the Wing

Hotels say that encouraging tipping saves them from paying higher wages. All that matters is that the employee gets more money, and that helps with retention. It doesn't matter who does the paying.

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Now You’re Tipping At Check-In? Marriott Hotel Expands Tipping Culture To The Front Desk - View from the Wing

This hotel does something a little bit differently – something I have never seen before. They ask guests to tip the front desk agent checking them in.

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Austin Airport Shop Demands Tip When Buying A Bottle Of Water ‘To Go’​

"I ran into a retail shop at the Austin airport that requires a tip when paying by credit card. This isn’t a sit down restaurant with table service. You pay at the counter, and I was buying a bottle of water."​

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"To be clear the terminal would not allow payment to proceed until a tip amount other than $0 was chosen. $0.00 would not submit. Staff confirmed this. As soon as the amount was changed to $0.01 payment was permitted."​

Austin Airport Shop Demands Tip When Buying A Bottle Of Water 'To Go' - View from the Wing

I ran into a retail shop at the Austin airport that requires a tip when paying by credit card. This isn’t a sit down restaurant with table service. You pay at the counter, and I was buying a bottle of water. The payment terminal at the concession requires you to select a tip amount prior to...

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