Blogs

Here at eTip, we know how much hospitality staffers put up with every day. From the strange to the silly, they’ve seen it all! Courtesy of Reddit, here are some of the best stories shared straight from hotel workers themselves: “This one lady came into the lobby around 11pm [and] asked for the workout room…

As COVID-19 spread, many hotels instituted new contactless measures of check-in, intense deep-cleaning methods, and other hygienic implementations to assure guests’ safety and reduce physical interaction without losing that personal, human touch that sets hospitality apart. Yet these new touchless practices are by no means exclusive to a pandemic year.  Contactless service is set to be the…

Tipping is a tricky practice, especially at hotels. Guests might be unsure about proper tipping etiquette, feel they can’t afford to tip, or simply forget that service behind the scenes is what makes their trip so great. As guests start to come back to hotels after COVID-19, there’s one group of people in particular that will…

The onset of COVID-19 changed the world nearly instantaneously, and the hospitality sector felt those effects immediately and harshly. Travel all but vanished for months, and even now with economies reopening, studies project that the industry may not return to pre-pandemic strength until 2023. Hotel service workers in particular have had an unprecedentedly difficult year….