<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/hilton-college/news/stories/2025/tipping-point.php" dsn="news"><link>https://stories.uh.edu/magazine/magazine/online-stories/2025/has-u-s-tipping-culture-reached-a-tipping-point/index.html</link><featured/><top-stories>true</top-stories><pubDate>03/05/2025 12:33:01 PM</pubDate><title>Has U.S. Tipping Culture Reached a Tipping Point? </title><subtitle/><description>With more venues than ever soliciting tips, University of Houston professor and hospitality attorney Stephen Barth weighs in on the factors driving the trend and where it may be headed.</description><author>Kelsey Kosh</author><image><img src="/hilton-college/_images/news-stories/tipping-point.png" alt="Graphic with Tip Jar"/></image><categories/></item>