[foxpaws]

1. When room service brings your meal, and the bill already has a "service fee" (typically 17%), do you add an additional tip?

I only order room service if I am beat after a long day on the old trade show floor, and I am sitting in the bathroom with my feet in the tub (hey-try wearing big girl shoes on a concrete floor for hours on end)- but then, tip the staff that brings the meal a couple of bucks - but no extra on the bottom of the bill.

2. How about when eating at a hotel restaurant where the bill already has a "automatic tip" included (typically 15%), do you add an additional tip?

Almost never eat in the hotel if I have the energy to leave (and if I don't have the energy to leave - room service). And it seems like now, when you have a 6-topper or more (when I take out clients) most restaurants add 18%, that is usually enough unless the wait staff has been truly exceptional.

3. What do you tip for getting you a cab, or retrieving your car from valet parking, or taking your luggage, or storing your luggage/coat at the coat check, or similar small tasks?

$3 in most places - $5 in expensive towns for bellmen/valets. I hardly take any luggage, so, I just carry it.

4. If the hotel posts a notice that the bedding will be changed only if you request it, do you?

every other day

5. Do you go out of your way to save money, if it is all being reimbursed?

Usually - I eat nice meals - but it is usually with clients.

6. Will you change flights to avoid a center seat?

I won't book a flight that forces me into a center seat if I can avoid it.

7. How much luggage do you take for a typical biz trip of up to a week?

Small, carry on bag. I put my 'booth clothes' and shoes in the booth to be shipped. On trips that aren't trade show oriented - still, as small as I can get. Never, ever check.

8. Do you ever add pleasure days to a biz trip, like stay over the weekend, etc?

Almost always.