America’s top-rated restaurant in California was flooded with one-star reviews over its woke message at the bottom of its receipts — calling for an automatic 20% service fee to combat what it called the country’s racist “ugly past” of tipping. A now-deleted Reddit post went viral for pointing out the message that’s tacked onto the … Read more
What is this — the mile lie club? The Department of Transportation has announced it will roll back widely lauded Biden-era plans to reimburse travelers for flight delays and cancellations automatically. Under the previous rule, which was finalized during the last few months of President Biden’s administration, carriers would have had to compensate passengers for … Read more
The Department of Transportation reminded airlines on Wednesday that they must provide “prompt” automatic refunds to customers who miss their flight due to cancellation or delay. “Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them — without headaches or haggling,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. According to the DOT, passengers will be entitled to a full refund … Read more
It’s the latest tipping point! New York City diners have long been accustomed to having a mandatory gratuity added on to bills for large parties of six or eight. But, increasingly, it’s becoming common to see an 18% or 20% tip tacked on for parties of just one, two, three or four people — and … Read more