Cities hosting theWorld Cupcould make tipping mandatory at restaurants. Gratuity customs in the US are common but restaurants are worried fans won’t be familiar with this and won’t give a tip.
A service tip of 20% could be added to bills with the World Cup already labelled as one of the most expensive events ever staged.Footballfans will have to pay for tickets, hotels, travel and dining costs. In Missouri, Kansas City will hold six games, with 650,000 visitors set to visit.
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The Missouri Restaurant Association has now urged local venues to bring in mandatory tips, reportsGB News.
Trey Meyers, the association's director of marketing and communications, said: “We just want to make sure that the servers and bartenders actually get tipped.”
Tipping is not common in the UK and some other countries, such as Australia. But, in America, it is expected for customers to add a tip.
In Kansas City, restaurants could apply up to a 22% automatic gratuity charge.
Boston, which will stage seven games, is considering similar measures. This includes two Scotland games and an Englandmatch.
The measures have had mixed reactions with some supporting the idea and others calling it “selfish” on social media.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
