HOW MUCH SHOULD I TIP THE PILOT
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This is the point.Over 20 people have responded to this post.The very same people who pretend to be "fodorites" are the same using phony names answering foolish posts.Some actual travel questions have just a few responses .Very soon the only people who will be using this site will be the"small" handful of people who don't have anything else to do.
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Well don't I feel scolded. <BR> <BR>Back to tipping: <BR> <BR>Do not forget to tip for the magazines on the flight. Many people overlook this and it's a real insult to the flight attendants. Count the number of pages you read and tip one cent per page. Ripped pages get only one-half cent, and pages stuck together with that disgusting unknown substance get no tip at all. I typically use pennies and just toss them in where the magazines are. The flight attendants always give me a special look to say thanks. <BR> <BR>If I took the magazine from the first class section as I walked through on my way back to cattle class, I usually add any foreign change I have on me to the tip because it somehow seems more sophisticated. <BR> <BR>Finally, when you've just landed and arrived at the gate, and you are watching the luggage handlers, you should tip them too. If you see one do a particularly good job throwing a suitcase across the tarmac, shove a few times into the frame around the window. It's a little-known fact that luggage handlers search window frames every night.
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Only the tipsy need to tip. And they should tip 15% of flight cost to each of the two flight attendants serving their seat, and 15% to each passenger directly in front, in back, to the left and to the right of their seat, who no doubt bore the brunt of their drunken behavior. An optional 10% may go to a third attendant, if any.
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Hah! Another trick question. You do not tip the pilots. If you do, the gypsies will see you pull the money out of your money belt beneath your crispy suit. They will then wave a newspaper under your nose and steal your yummy on flight meal. Nice try!
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My method works wonders. After I have taken my seat in economy class, I pull the flight attendant aside, discreetly pull a $1 bill out of my fanny pack so I'm sure she sees it ($5 for international), and say: "If you can keep those peanuts coming, baby, there will be a little something special for you after the flight." I then wink at her, turn my baseball cap to the side, and walk back to my seat. I ALWAYS get an extra pack of peanuts, and they typically bring me a meal that they take special care to point out was prepared by them "just for me."
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Myself, I think the most important thing is to tip the reservations agent. I always ask for his/her name and address, and promise to send them a little something once I get back. I figure someday, I'm going to have to ask for special arrangements, and they'll have me on their list of people who have mailed them tips. Of course, it also means I can call them at 3 a.m. when I'm still waiting to board a flight that has a "75% on-time record." <BR> <BR>(BTW "bored" -- I post under my real name for real questions, and I use the "real" travel information I get here quite a bit. But sometimes it helps to diffuse some of the tension of traveling to share some of this silliness. It's part of the camaraderie of a travel forum, which you obviously have no use for. So be it. But go away.)
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Since these flight crew people spend so much time away from home, I find they like a taste of home...like some freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, or hot McDonald's fries and a Big Mac.Amaxing how long those things stay warm if you keep them under your blouse in one of those hidden-money-belt thingees.
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You people tip actual money? Honestly. What am I going to do with you? <BR> <BR>I save up my old undies and leave these under the last row of seats. That way, the flight crew saves money because they can bypass Victoria's Secret. A win-win for all involved.
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I find it helpful to tip the pilot with a gripping novel so that he doesn't get bored during the flight. Flight Attendants also love a good read, it makes anyone's heart glad to see the pilot and flight crew perusing an A+ novel while aboard a long, difficult trans-Atlantic crossing.