Originally Posted by
sombrachinesca
What part of the journey would gifting protocol suggest is best for actually presenting the gift?
At the beginning? (and seem like you're trying to bribe them into better service) Half-way through? Or at the end? (at which point I might be tempted to reconsider if the service was questionable)
I'd do it after you were settled in your seat and the crew member came over to you for perhaps the second time. That way, it doesn't seem to eager and any reciprocatory gesture (ie. an upgrade
) would be a bonus.