Marriott App now asking for tips….
Dec 24, 2025 | 7:12 am
#1
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Marriott App now asking for tips….
I think I had a strong “just say no” when I read this article. The whole tipping thing - which really feels like employers doing a slight of hand price increase - is far out of control:
https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=240759
https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=240759
Dec 24, 2025 | 7:27 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2010
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No, thank you, I am already paying the hotel enough to cover their cost of labour. They should rather consider lowering their profit margins.
Dec 24, 2025 | 7:49 am
#3
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You can treat it the same way you do with tipping on Uber or any number of apps. Tip if you want or feel generous. Ignore if you don’t.
Dec 24, 2025 | 8:06 am
#4
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And in other places I can easily ignore that option unless I genuinely want to tip.
Last edited by GuyIncognito17; Dec 24, 2025 at 8:13 am
Dec 24, 2025 | 8:33 am
#5
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Just say "NO"!!!!!
Dec 24, 2025 | 8:35 am
#6
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Tip a penny. Show your dissatisfaction and run up the costs until they abandon it.
Marriott is a business that has said we're the product. We should have a similar mentality and treat everything as transactional and maximize our benefits within the rules of their system.
Marriott is a business that has said we're the product. We should have a similar mentality and treat everything as transactional and maximize our benefits within the rules of their system.
Dec 24, 2025 | 9:20 am
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Anyone able to post a shot of the "new Digital Tipping feature" from the App ?
Dec 24, 2025 | 9:29 am
#8
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As long as it’s not more pushy than that, I don’t mind.
Dec 24, 2025 | 9:56 am
#9
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duplicate
Last edited by bwiadca; Dec 24, 2025 at 1:56 pm Reason: dupe
Dec 24, 2025 | 5:12 pm
#10
Join Date: May 2022
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This is the standard in cruising too. It's incredibly annoying to me because it should all be factored in.
Don't make me out to be the bad guy because you are paying minimum wage.
Don't make me out to be the bad guy because you are paying minimum wage.
Dec 24, 2025 | 6:26 pm
#11
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One reason why I’m looking forward to the robots taking over
Dec 24, 2025 | 8:03 pm
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Dec 25, 2025 | 2:33 pm
#13
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This is ridiculous. I will ignore this as should everyone.
Dec 26, 2025 | 4:30 am
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I was on a cruise not too long ago, and standard (the generally suggested) tips were included in the cruise price. There were no tipping envelopes in the room.
I view these tips the same way that I view restaurants which add a tip to my check. As the linked article says, this is nothing more than the owner trying to offload part of its labor cost to the customer. I don't patronize restaurants which add automatic tips to the check. I don't mind a hotel or restaurant providing a tipping by QR code option. However, I will not patronize a business which tries to enforce mandatory tipping.
I view these tips the same way that I view restaurants which add a tip to my check. As the linked article says, this is nothing more than the owner trying to offload part of its labor cost to the customer. I don't patronize restaurants which add automatic tips to the check. I don't mind a hotel or restaurant providing a tipping by QR code option. However, I will not patronize a business which tries to enforce mandatory tipping.
Dec 26, 2025 | 11:35 am
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I was on a cruise not too long ago, and standard (the generally suggested) tips were included in the cruise price. There were no tipping envelopes in the room.
I view these tips the same way that I view restaurants which add a tip to my check. As the linked article says, this is nothing more than the owner trying to offload part of its labor cost to the customer. I don't patronize restaurants which add automatic tips to the check. I don't mind a hotel or restaurant providing a tipping by QR code option. However, I will not patronize a business which tries to enforce mandatory tipping.
I view these tips the same way that I view restaurants which add a tip to my check. As the linked article says, this is nothing more than the owner trying to offload part of its labor cost to the customer. I don't patronize restaurants which add automatic tips to the check. I don't mind a hotel or restaurant providing a tipping by QR code option. However, I will not patronize a business which tries to enforce mandatory tipping.