Cashless tips on tap
Quick, tip the bellman! He's right here, but you don't have cash — because you never carry cash.
Wyndham hotels wants to solve that increasingly common and embarrassing situation. It has become the first major chain to introduce digital tipping nationwide. Guests scan a QR code on a small plastic frame by the nightstand, usually with a photo of the employee. Some staff hand out cards with their QR codes. Tips go directly to the employee.
Housekeeping tips have dipped dramatically in recent years. One housekeeper told The Wall Street Journal that she gets just $20 a month in tips versus $100 in the past.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
