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Brighton Line
Yes, no tips for any for-hire transportation.
Meals are per diem, receipts are required for proof "we don't pay for you to eat out, just for the difference eating out and eating at home" was the explanation. Before you ask, hotels are prepaid so no reimbursement for maid service. Cheap company when it comes to anything but salary.
Even with great salary, I'm not sure how much I'd enjoy working for a firm that clearly has zero trust in the employees.
I've worked under per diem systems before - expressly to get everyone involved *out* of the process of submitting a stack of small meal receipts. I'm not even sure what the hotel with no housekeeper is. A corporate apartment? I've had projects that assigned those - I looked at it as a benefit vs. a hotel. Happily trade hotel points for a nice comfortable place to live during a long project. (Even corp apartments usually have a once-a-week housekeeper.)