Tip $1-5 per bag when you are escorted to your room (especially if your luggage is heavy or they prepare your room or show you around). Tip the same if you request bell staff service checking out. Tip $1-2 for getting a taxi. If they unload your luggage, tip in proportion to the amount and weight.

Yes, in 2026, it is still standard etiquette to tip anyone who handles your luggage, though the amounts have adjusted for inflation. At hotels, the bellhop should generally receive $2 to $3 per bag, or a flat $5 to $10 if you have a large cart's worth of suitcases. At the airport, if you use a Skycap (curbside check-in), a tip of $2 to $5 per bag is expected, especially since they are saving you from standing in the long indoor ticket line. For cruise ship porters, a flat $5 per person is a good rule of thumb. A supportive peer "digital" tip for 2026: while many high-end hotels now allow you to tip via a QR code in the room, luggage handlers often still rely on physical cash. Keeping a few $1 and $5 bills in an easily accessible pocket of your carry-on will save you from the "awkward fumble" when your bags are delivered to your room.