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Tipping Guide

How Much To Tip
Restaurant tipping guidelines from restaurateur Tom Margiffai (co-owner of the Four Seasons).
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How to Tip in a Foreign Country

When you're abroad, tipping can be a perplexing experience: In some countries it's expected, in others it's an insult--and the rules are constantly changing. As corporate mentality replaces traditional ideology (that the honor of providing hospitality is reward itself), tipping etiquette has become more mainstream. read more

 

How to Tip a Waiter

Food servers receive a low hourly wage because of the income they receive in gratuities, or tips. Follow these guidelines for tipping at a restaurant or café. read more

 

How to Tip a Hotel Maid

While tipping a chambermaid is not obligatory, it's a nice gesture. read more

 

Tipping Tactics for Europe

Tipping in Europe isn't as automatic and generous as it is in the U.S. But in most countries, tips for good service are appreciated, if not expected. Like here, the proper amount depends on your resources, tipping philosophy, and the circumstance. There are big tippers and misers the world around. So what do you do? Here are some tips to help you tip. In restaurants, scope out the service charges. Tipping is an issue only at restaurants that have waiters and waitresses. If you order your food at a counter, don't tip. read more

 

Tips on Tipping

While we have all heard that if you’re satisfied with the service you receive in a restaurant, you should be leaving a 15% tip, on the pre-tax portion of your bill, for your waiter or waitress. What about all of the other service industry personnel that you encounter while travelling with your family? read more

 

World Wide Tipping Tips

by Lorry Patton
It doesn't really matter if tipping was initiated 'to insure promptness' as the words imply. Today, tipping is part of most cultures. But, just who, where and what should we tip? Well, there are definite structures and there are definite expectations. However, there are two important things to remember.
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Tipping guidelines

Tipping is not 15% in all situations. Don't find yourself in an awkward tipping moment. You can tip with confidence in any situation! While most people feel confident when tipping in a restaurant, many people feel far less secure when it comes to offering a gratuity in other situations. However, most people desire to tip appropriately, but end up tipping either insufficiently, or too generously. Here are some basic guidelines to ensure that you’re tipping appropriately in almost any situation. read more

 

Tipping Tips

The casino industry employees rely heavily on your generosity. Please reward these hard working people with a gratuity. One of the first things we do before our trip is be sure to have plenty of one dollar bills handy at least $20. We have a few suggestions, but nothing is carved in stone. The receivers are very appreciative of your kindness. read more

 

Travel tipping tips

NEW YORK (BizTravel.com) - For many business travelers, the subject of tipping is one which elicits a tinge of insecurity, if not a flood of sheer dread. Is 15 percent enough for a dinner party of 10? Will $20 for the concierge get me tickets to a show? read more

 

Tips on Tipping for Travelers

Teresa Morris is the kind of person who always leaves a tip — generous for good service, small if it's substandard. But when the Dallas business-development manager and her husband recently split the tab with another couple at an Italian restaurant, and their friends neglected to leave a tip, she was left wondering about the whole system. read more

 

Tipping suggestions
Customers should tip at least 15 percent of the pre-tax bill. But when you receive good-to-excellent service leave 20 percent. Remember that tipping is a monetary thank you for services rendered. But it's still nice to give a verbal thank you as well.
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Tipping Tips: A Complete Gratuity Guide

The last thing you want to be doing on the day of your wedding is scrambling to figure out who and how much to tip. For starters, you’ll want to have factored tipping costs into your overall budget well in advance to avoid unpleasant surprises. Secondly, you’ve got a lot of other things to think about that day, like having fun and enjoying your guests. You’ll find all the information you need to avoid wedding day tipping trauma listed below. read more

 

Tipping Tips - Cruise Tips

No wonder people get confused about tipping. Cruise line tipping policies are not all the same. Some lines now automatically add tips to your shipboard account: Carnival $9.75 per passenger per day, Norwegian and Princess $10 per passenger per day. You can adjust the amount up or down based on the service you receive, but have to go to the purser's office to do so. read more

 

Automatic Gratuity Programs

An increasing number of cruise companies are adopting so-called automatic gratuity programs. The companies say such programs spare passengers the confusion of figuring out who gets what and the hassle of juggling money. Cynics may suspect the real purpose is to shanghai your wallet, but in fact, the amounts charged are close to what travel agents recommend customers tip anyway. read more

 

International Rules of Tipping

Rule #1 Tipping is voluntary (but often expected, regardless of the quality of service).
Rule #2 Rule number one is relative. In many countries the salaries of certain personnel (waiters, doormen, bellhops, and room service staff in particular) presuppose their receiving tips. Tips to them are as serious as your paycheck is to you. In many places, a service charge is added to hotel and restaurant bills, and, as in France, sometimes the charge is not included in the food prices. Ask if you are not sure. The key is fairness, both to you and the person serving you.
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Tipping Customs for Las Vegas

Whenever a person or group is given good service in Las Vegas, it is customarily to award the person giving the good service a gratuity (tip). On the contrary if you or your group receives poor service, we suggest contacting immediately the most important authority figure in the establishment where the poor service took place. At the time of the poor service, and explain calmly and congenially what is the problem. read more

 

Tipping Tips from Europeans

We've asked some of our European friends for their tips on tipping, and here's what they'd like you to know before you go... In a restaurant the tip like you have in the states is included, but it's usually to give a little tip if you think the service, the meals are okay. I go to a restaurant and the whole bill is €35, and the service was friendly I give €38 or €39. If I just drink a coffee for €1,90 I'll give €2 and not €2,10. The waiters are more friendly the next time when you come to that restaurant. read more

 

Welcome to The Original Tipping Page!

This page is the first of its kind, and probably still the only one and the most complete. There is no right or wrong when it comes to tipping, just common sense. Also note that tipping is an option, not a must. There are circumstances that are obviously not as simple as black and white. Use your judgement when deciding to tip or not to tip. read more

 

Australia Travel: Tipping
Tipping is not obligatory and service charges are not charged at hotels and restaurants. For special service, a tip of 10% is acceptable for waiters. Taxi drivers do not expect a tip, but will appreciate a small gratuity. At any time, tipping is your choice.
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