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May 28, 2004, Newsletter Issue #6: Tipping on Your Honeymoon Abroad
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Tip of the Week
So, lets take a whirlwind honeymoon tip-trip around the world! This little guide should give you some idea of who and about how much to tip, and where and when not to tip at all.
The first figure represents the percentage generally given at spas, restaurants, etc., when there is no service charge already built into your tab. The second figure is the percentage commonly offered to cabbies (or round-up, when thats the custom). The third number is the per-bag amount usually handed to skycaps and others who help with your luggage.
Country Restaurants, etc. Taxicabs Baggage (per bag) Argentina: Tipping is ILLEGAL Australia 10% Round Up $1-$2 Bahamas 10% 10% $1 Belgium 10% Round Up $1 Brazil 10 15% 10% $1 Canada 15% 10% $1 - $2 Caribbean 15% 15% $1 Cayman Islands 15% 10% $1 Chile 10 15% None $1 China 5% None 50 cents - $1 Colombia 10% None 50 cents - $1 Costa Rica None 10% $1 Cuba $1 $1 $1 Prague (Czech Republic) 5 10% Round Up $1 Denmark None Round Up $1 Ecuador 10% None 50 cents - $1 Egypt 5 - 10% Round Up $1 England 10% 15% $1 Fiji None Round Up None Finland 10% Round Up $1 France 5 10% Round Up $1 Germany 5 10% Round Up $1 Greece 5 10% Round Up $1 Holland 5 10% Round Up $1 Hong Kong 10% Round Up $1 Hungary 10% Round Up $1 Iceland 10% Round Up $1 India 10% Round Up $1 Indonesia 10% Round Up 50 cents/bag Ireland 10 15% Round Up $1 Israel 10 15% 10 15% $1 Italy 10% Round Up $1 Japan: Most tipping is considered rude. Kenya 5 10% None 50 cents Luxembourg 5 10% Round Up $1 Macao 10% Round Up $1 Malaysia None None None Mexico 10 15% 50 cents $1 Morocco 5% Round Up 50 cents New Zealand None None None Nicaragua 5 10% 10% $1 Norway 10% Round Up $1 Paraguay 10% 10% 50 cents - $1 Peru 5 10% None 50 cents - $1 Russia 10 15% Round Up $1 Samoa None None None Scotland 10% Round Up $1 Singapore None None None South Africa 10% 10% 25 50 cents Spain 10% 10% $1 Sweden 10% Round Up $1 Switzerland Round Up Round Up $1 Tanzania 10% None None Thailand None None None United States 15 20% 15% $1 - $2 Venezuela 10% 10% 75 cents Vietnam: Tipping is ILLEGAL Wales 10% 10% $1
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