Vacation Etiquette Guide
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These tips may apply to hotels, rentals or both. Check in and especially out on time. Remove dirty linens from the bed and pile them together. Empty the refrigerator and remove any food left out in the room. Load and start the dishwasher. Take out the garbage. Tip hotel housekeepers. Leave a “thank you” note. Write a positive online review. www.beach-property.com SOCIAL MEDIA MANNERS There’s a fine line — in this case maybe a line in the sand — between sharing unique, educational and inspirational vacation photos on social media, and posting to the point that it becomes irritating overkill. Here are some social media do’s and don’ts. TIP ETIQUETTE GUIDE FOR TRAVELING GOOD GUEST ETIQUETTE Skycap or porter: $1 to $3 per suitcase Bellhop: $1 or $2 per bag Hotel concierge: $5 to $50 (for prime tickets) Hotel housekeeping: $2 to $5 (tip each morning) Taxi driver: 10-15% (plus $1 per bag) Bartenders: $1 per drink Food servers: 15 to 20 percent Scenic tours: Based on tour experience Cruise ships: Follow guidelines above CLUE US IN ON CULTURE If you aren’t at a standard tourist trap, show something that reveals how the locals live or who they are. Make your photos about the place, not about yourself. Make us want to visit, and don’t forget to tell us your location. SHUN THESE SHOTS Hotel room photos, unless the view is breathtaking or you are in something akin to the presidential suite. Fake hashtags, beyond one or two. Multiple sunset photos. POST FROM POOLSIDE Show us the chic poolside bar, the pool garden or waterfall — not a leg shot with the pool as a backdrop. Your leg likely looks the same as anyone else’s. BE FUSSY WITH FOOD PHOTOS Posting pictures of half-eaten food is a half-baked idea, and a picked-over plate is worse. If a chef’s presentation is artful, or if you’ve secured the secret recipe to post with a delectable dish, then that’s a deliciously different story. PAY MIND TO MODERATION Is there really a reason to put more than 20 photos from any single destination into one album? Eliminate gratuitous shots that convey only bragging. BEYOND PHOTOS … Don’t “friend” people you just met. Don’t “check in” on social media for every movement you make. Don’t post a list of every single experience. MODERN MANNERS: A GUIDE TO VACATION ETIQUETTE
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These tips may apply to hotels, rentals or both.
Check in and especially out on time.
Remove dirty linens from the bed and pile them together.
Empty the refrigerator and remove any food left out in the room.
Load and start the dishwasher.
Take out the garbage.
Tip hotel housekeepers.
Leave a “thank you” note.
Write a positive online review.
www.beach-property.com
SOCIAL MEDIA MANNERSThere’s a fine line — in this case maybe a line in the sand — between sharing unique,
educational and inspirational vacation photos on social media, and posting to the point that it becomes irritating overkill. Here are some social media do’s and don’ts.
TIP ETIQUETTE GUIDE FOR TRAVELING
GOOD GUEST ETIQUETTE
Skycap or porter: $1 to $3 per suitcase
Bellhop: $1 or $2 per bag
Hotel concierge: $5 to $50 (for prime tickets)
Hotel housekeeping: $2 to $5 (tip each morning)
Taxi driver: 10-15% (plus $1 per bag)
Bartenders: $1 per drink
Food servers: 15 to 20 percent
Scenic tours: Based on tour experience
Cruise ships: Follow guidelines above
CLUE US IN ON CULTURE If you aren’t at a standard tourist trap, show something that reveals how the
locals live or who they are. Make your photos about the place, not about
yourself. Make us want to visit, and don’t forget to tell us your location.
SHUN THESE SHOTSHotel room photos, unless the view is
breathtaking or you are in something akin to the presidential suite. Fake hashtags,
beyond one or two. Multiple sunset photos.
POST FROM POOLSIDE Show us the chic poolside bar, the pool
garden or waterfall — not a leg shot with the pool as a backdrop. Your leg likely
looks the same as anyone else’s.
BE FUSSY WITH FOOD PHOTOS Posting pictures of half-eaten food is a
half-baked idea, and a picked-over plate is worse. If a chef’s presentation is artful,
or if you’ve secured the secret recipe to post with a delectable dish, then that’s
a deliciously different story.
PAY MIND TO MODERATIONIs there really a reason to put more than
20 photos from any single destination into one album? Eliminate gratuitous
shots that convey only bragging.
BEYOND PHOTOS … Don’t “friend” people you just met.Don’t “check in” on social media for
every movement you make.Don’t post a list of every single experience.
MODERN MANNERS:
A GUIDE TO VACATION ETIQUETTE
