Tipping Guidelines

Listed below are general tipping guidelines for common situations. These guidelines should be followed whenever possible. Any extraordinary tipping should be documented with a business purpose and include in your ProCard comments or reimbursement request.

Dining

• Full-Service Restaurant - 15% to 20% of your total bill. If you've used a discount or received any free items, you should tip on the amount that your bill would have come to if you'd paid full price. If your party is large or placing many special requests, you should increase your tip appropriately.
• Partial-Service Restaurant - 10% of your total bill. Use discretion based on how much the server is expected to do for you.
• Large Corporate Delivery - 15% of the total bill. 20% if the person is required to handle unloading of the food and setting up the entrees.

Vehicular

• Valet Parking - $1 to $2 per car
• Taxi - 10% to 15% of the total fare
• Limos - 15% to 20% of the total bill

Airport

• Skycaps - $1 to $2 per bag
• Long-term parking shuttle driver -- $1 to $2 per bag, if the driver assists you with your bags.
• Special Assistance - Should you be traveling with crutches or a wheelchair, or if you need other special assistance from airport staff, you should tip a few dollars to any employee that gives you an extra hand.

Hotel

• Maid - $1 - $10 per night, depending on how expensive the room is, and how messy you are.
• Room Service - 10% to 15% of total bill. Many hotels add the gratuity to your bill automatically, so be sure to check your bill when the food is delivered.
• Bell Desk - $2 - $3 per bag for delivering bags to your room; $1 - $2 per bag for retrieving your bags from storage.