Many of us love going out for a festive shindig. Maybe a meal with mates, drinks with colleagues or a feast with the family. Christmas is indeed the season of giving and goodwill but do you know how much you should tip at Christmas time? Let’s look at Christmas tips in hospitality and how important they can be.
Hospitality Since The Pandemic
We’ve all been impacted in some way, shape or form by the Covid 19 pandemic. It will have affected you, your spouse, your best friend and your neighbour. The world of hospitality has been rocked by the global pandemic, with many businesses falling to the wayside and lots of employees losing their jobs. Those who are fortunate enough to remain employed will be struggling. As will the businesses they work for. So many businesses rely on festive trade to survive. There are thousands of companies who will make or break depending on the money they make during the countdown to Christmas.
These hospitality businesses are running at an extreme budget, watching every penny. They do though, need workers to help serve customers. However, with the finances being tight, many of these workers are on minimum wage. They rely on tips in order to top up their income. Some of these waiters and waitresses will keep the tips they earn whereas some of them will work as a team and pool what they earn before dividing it between everyone on shift that night. However it works in their specific establishment, tips are important to these workers. How much do you tip? Do you even tip? Do you feel like you should or perhaps the prices are already pushing the amount you can spend? If are need a bit of a helping hand with how much give for Christmas tips, check out this calculator.
Keeping The Kids Entertained
Taking kids to cafes and restaurants is always a treat, but for Mum and Dad, can be tricky. There are lots of ways to help them connect with that is going on though and even stay entertained. Penguin Cafe is a great game as they can actually see just how hard the hospitality industry is. Maybe they have ambitions to open their own establishment one day or work in this world. These games will not only keep kids entertained at the table and during the holiday season, they also help to show the importance of work in this industry. Open Restaurant is another fantastic game that will give fun whilst helping children get an idea of how hard culinary work is.
If you are going out into town this festive season, be sure you treat your waiting staff well. There is hard work and long hours to contend with, as well as a couple of rowdy folk who have had a couple of drinks too many. Why not have one drink less on your night out and tip the waiter or waitress with that money. Share some goodwill and spread the joy this season with your Christmas tips.
