Turkey's tourism sector prefers German tourists to Russian tourists because of the large tips do not leave enough tips for hotel staff. The president of the platform for help and solidarity of Antalya tourism employees, Emine Gulshah, complained about the greed of vacationers, writes Turkiye Turizm.
was due to restrictions due to the pandemic. According to her, 95 percent of foreign travelers preferred by hotel employees are Germans, as they pay the most tips to maids, waiters, bellmen, porter, cooks and others.
“This year, tourism employees did not receive enough tip to “live” through the winter season, as the share of German tourists was at a very low level. Russians don't leave a lot of tips. They give a maximum of one dollar, “Gulshah complained.
It was noted that the Swiss and Scandinavians are considered generous in tips, followed by the Dutch, British, Belgians, Czechs, Luxembourgers and Austrians. It is planned that only 10 percent of Antalya hotels will continue to operate in the winter season, they will receive about five million holidaymakers from Europe. Nevertheless, 350 thousand tourism employees will remain unemployed until early April-May 2022.
Earlier in September, a Russian tourist who often travels to Turkey named cases in which it is appropriate to leave a tip to hotel staff. So, the traveler noted that this is a “voluntary matter.” Nevertheless, the girl believes that any employee of the hotel will be happy to receive additional remuneration for their work from the guests.