Special Assistance - Tipping Question

wintersun · 4 Jan 18, 09:22 PM

If you use Special Assistance, and someone escorts your wheelchair companion to immigration control etc., do you tip, and if so, how much. Or does it depend on which country you are in. Thanks.

amandajane10 · 7 Jan 18, 09:29 AM

We use the assistance and they take us to car hire. We tipped $20 as they were fab.

sophie1405 · 7 Jan 18, 10:09 AM

i tipped my person $10 he was very chatty helped me through security and immigration with my bags and everything he was great x

Warkman58 · 7 Jan 18, 03:34 PM

Yes, around $10 for the service, pushing he up ramps cannit be easy 😄

Guest · 8 Jan 18, 12:14 PM

I tipped at MCO as they pushed me from the aircraft, through immigration (disabled line), collected my luggage and took me all the way to the Mears transportation. I tipped $5 but on reflection, it should have been more.

My problem though is should I tip at MAN when I receive a good service from the assistants who help me through security, wheel me to the gate and on to the plane? It's as if I've become conditioned to only tip in the USA. Am I on my own in thinking this way?

Guest · 8 Jan 18, 12:34 PM

If they do their job properly then a tip shows your appreciation at either end of the journey. (Their pay isn't that fantastic.) But if they are grumpy so and sos which we have encountered at Heathrow they get nowt!

wintersun · 8 Jan 18, 10:29 PM

Thanks very much for the response. We will now be more aware. This has been our first year using special assistance and it was a great help.

**jas72** · 18 Jan 18, 12:51 PM

I didn't know their assistance extended to the parking garage do they also wait while you queue at the car hire place?

Last time in MCO our guy left us when we were at the luggage belt. We didn't think differently since we didn't know (first time needing help)

Yes we tipped the guy he was great however the immigration guys were horrible two of them refused to take my son and I and just wanted to take my wife forcing us to queue in the normal line.

Luckily the porter just kept trying until a border agent was kind enough to take the whole family.

amandajane10 · 18 Jan 18, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by jas72

I didn't know their assistance extended to the parking garage do they also wait while you queue at the car hire place?

Last time in MCO our guy left us when we were at the luggage belt. We didn't think differently since we didn't know (first time needing help)

Yes we tipped the guy he was great however the immigration guys were horrible two of them refused to take my son and I and just wanted to take my wife forcing us to queue in the normal line.

Luckily the porter just kept trying until a border agent was kind enough to take the whole family.

The last 2 times we have been they have taken us to our car.

8 Jan 18, 12:14 PM	#5
	8 Jan 18, 12:14 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	I tipped at MCO as they pushed me from the aircraft, through immigration (disabled line), collected my luggage and took me all the way to the Mears transportation. I tipped $5 but on reflection, it should have been more. My problem though is should I tip at MAN when I receive a good service from the assistants who help me through security, wheel me to the gate and on to the plane? It's as if I've become conditioned to only tip in the USA. Am I on my own in thinking this way?

8 Jan 18, 12:34 PM	#6
	8 Jan 18, 12:34 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	If they do their job properly then a tip shows your appreciation at either end of the journey. (Their pay isn't that fantastic.) But if they are grumpy so and sos which we have encountered at Heathrow they get nowt!