This statistic shows the tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance from hotel bellmen as of April 2014. During the survey, 18.8 percent of respondents stated that they would not tip a bellman who helped them if they did not ask for assistance.
Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I would tip the amount I would normally tip
48.8%
I would tip less than I normally would
32.4%
I wouldn't tip because I did not ask for assistance
18.8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents48.8%48.8%32.4%32.4%18.8%18.8%I would tip the amount I would normally tipI would tip less than I normally wouldI wouldn't tip because I did not ask for assistance
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* The survey posed the question "If a bellman at a hotel/resort grabbed your luggage and started taking it to your car/cab or room without you asking for assistance, would you still tip the bellman?"
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TravelDailyNews. (May 22, 2014). Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/
TravelDailyNews. "Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014*." Chart. May 22, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/
TravelDailyNews. (2014). Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/
TravelDailyNews. "Tipping Habits of United States Travelers When Receiving Unneeded Assistance as of April 2014*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/
TravelDailyNews, Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/ (last visited January 22, 2025)
Tipping habits of United States travelers when receiving unneeded assistance as of April 2014* [Graph], TravelDailyNews, May 22, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/301861/tipping-habits-of-travelers-when-receiving-unneeded-assistance-us/
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