LOS ANGELES and BETHESDA, Md.
A Woman's Nation (AWN), together with Marriott International, announced that the global hotel chain will be the first partner in AWN's The Envelope Please™ initiative, which is designed to encourage and enable hotel guests to express their gratitude by leaving tips and notes of thanks for hotel room attendants in designated envelopes provided in guest rooms.
The campaign was started as a way to acknowledge hotel room attendants who often go unnoticed, as they silently care for the millions of travelers who are on the road.
Marriott International already started placing signature envelopes in more than 160,000 guest rooms at participating Marriott-managed hotels in the U.S. and Canada, making it easy for guests to express their gratitude and leave a voluntary gratuity for their room attendants.
Marriott has also invited its franchise hotels to participate in this initiative.
"Room attendants are the largest employee group within Marriott International and the heart of the house," says Arne Sorenson, president and CEO. "We are proud to offer opportunities for job growth, strong training programs and competitive wages and benefit packages."
"I am thrilled to have such a strong inaugural partner in Marriott International," said Maria Shriver, founder of A Woman's Nation. "The Envelope Please is a great way to make it easier for hotel guests to tip room attendants, and we hope other hotel companies will join this effort."
The American Hotel and Lodging Association suggests that hotel guests leave $1 to $5 per night, depending on the hotel class, and recommends tipping daily rather than at checkout to ensure that it goes to the person cleaning the room (Click to download the AH&LA Gratuity Guide).
