Your Guide To How Much You Need To Tip Around The World
There’s one money issue you’re probably not thinking about before your trip: tipping. It varies from culture to culture and sometimes even from restaurant to restaurant.
Thankfully, travel booking company Globehunters made a handy tool to help you out when you’re not sure whether to leave an extra bit of change or tip a full 20 percent. You can select any country in the world on its website and see the suggested tipping amount for restaurant, hotel and taxi services. To help you out, we listed some of the most-touristed countries’ practices so you’ll have them in your back pocket.
France
Restaurant: Round up the bill for extra-impressive service.
Hotel: 1 or 2 Euros per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Not expected.
China
Restaurant: Service charges are included.
Hotel: 5RMB per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Not expected.
Spain
Restaurant: 10 percent for excellent service.
Hotel: 5 Euros per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Italy
Restaurant: 10 percent.
Hotel: 1 or 2 Euros per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Not expected.
Turkey
Restaurant: 10 percent.
Hotel: 20 to 30 Lira for housekeeping at the end of your stay.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
U.K.
Restaurant: With service charge, leave 5 to 10 percent for great service. If there’s no service charge, leave 10 to 15 percent.
Hotel: £1-2 per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Germany
Restaurant: 5 to 15 percent, even with a service charge included.
Hotel: 2 to 3 Euros per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Indonesia
Restaurant: 5 to 10 percent if you get amazing service and a service charge is included. Tip 10 percent if there’s no service charge.
Hotel: 10,000 to 20,000 Rupiah per day for housekeeping
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Mexico
Restaurant: 10 to 15 percent, if there’s no service charge included.
Hotel: 20 to 50 Pesos per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Not expected.
Austria
Restaurant: Add 5 to 10 percent for super service in addition to a to a service charge.
Hotel: 1 or 2 Euros per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: 10 percent.
Thailand
Restaurant: 10 to 15 percent.
Hotel: 70-100 Baht for housekeeping at the end of your stay.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Greece
Restaurant: 5 to 10 percent.
Hotel: 1 Euro per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Canada
Restaurant: 15 to 20 percent.
Hotel: 5 CAD per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: 10 to 15 percent.
Croatia
Restaurant: 5 to 15 percent.
Hotel: 10 kuna per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Round up the fare.
Colombia
Restaurant: 15 to 20 percent.
Hotel: $1 per day for housekeeping.
Taxi: Not expected.
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