World Cup Bars Add Automatic 20% Gratuity Amid Tourist Tipping Confusion

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World Cup Bars Add Automatic 20% Gratuity Amid Tourist Tipping Confusion

Per the NY Post, New York bars are packed as 1.2 million fans flood the region for MetLife matches, but servers say many visitors miss U.S. tipping norms. “A lot of people haven’t been leaving tips,” McCarthy’s waitress Louise Daggett said. Hurley’s co-owner, Anne Calimano, added that tourists assume service is included, while some places have added automatic 20% gratuities.

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