Travel Tip of the Day: Tip!!!!

Those of you who like me love to travel here is a tip from me, take care of the people who take care of you. I am referring to the people in the service industry who work hard to serve our every needs when we are away.
As a union man and an advocate for working men and women, I think that it is imperative that we all understand that people in the service work for and need tips.
The tip, the gratuity, taking care and hooking up. Whatever you call it make sure that if you receive service give your gratitude in the form of financial compensation.
Here are some guidelines that will make all who read this expert tippers.
First and foremost, know what the prevailing tip amount is in the area that you are in. Some areas 15% is acceptable in other areas it is 20% still others 25% is the going rate. You can find this information through travel guides and by simply asking.
Next tip for all service no matter what it is. Some people only tip when they are being served at a table by a server. Any place that you receive service you should tip. If you pick up carryout at a restaurant, tip. Someone had to prepare your food and package it for take out tip appropriately .
Pizza delivery the driver is just like a mobile server tip the same as you would tip a restaurant server. Even if you eat at a buffet, tip the person who brings you drinks and takes away your plates.
When you stay at a hotel you should not just tip the bellman and the doorman, tip the housekeeper as well, those people are not paid well to clean your room and they also have families to feed. When you check out leave an envelope on the sink with a few dollars in it this will be greatly appreciated.
The golden rule with tipping is any service that you are given provide monetary compensation, even if the service is not good. We all have bad days so do servers in many cases they have no control over whether your food comes out on time. There are kitchen fires and other mishaps that cause these delays do not blame the server, they work hard for you.
In short as my father always told me, and he should know because he spent most of his youth working in the service industry, if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to go out stay in until you do.