Singapore, Taiwan, China and Myanmar don't have a strong culture of tipping, so in most cases leaving additional money is unnecessary. Over on the South Pacific Islands, tipping is not part of the indigenous cultures so isn't needed but if you felt the urge to do so, a ten per cent tip may lead to some unexpecting smiles. In Australia and New Zealand, it is widely assumed that staff earn a decent wage so tipping in establishments here is not expected but a standard ten per cent to 15 per cent is appreciated if appropriate. If you find yourself outside of a swanky hotel resort in the Caribbean, gratuity may be added to the bill already but if not, a tip of around 15 per cent to 20 per cent would be appropriate. In Central and South American countries including Peru, Argentina, Mexico and Nicaragua, service charge is commonly added but if you would like to tip your server personally, a ten per cent to 15 per cent tip would be your best bet.Įstablishments in Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil often feature a ten per cent 'sit-down' charge (referred to as 'cubierto' in Chile), hinting that a tip is not expected but one around five per cent would be appreciated. Tipping $1 per drink or 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the bill in a bar is customary. In the USA and Canada, service charge isn't always added, so tipping can be predicted with certainty.Īround 15 per cent to 20 per cent is the usual approach unless your experience strongly dictates otherwise, in which case a five per cent tip would generally still be expected. In Israel, a ten per cent charge is commonly added to bills.
In Dubai, the government mandates ten per cent being added on to most hospitality bills, staff will still expect a tip of up to 15 per cent or 20 per cent. If there isn't one there however, it's common to leave a tip of around five per cent to ten per cent if you feel it's appropriate.Ī ten per cent to 15 per cent approach is the standard across the rest of Africa for good service in restaurants, rounding up the bill in bars is too.Įxtremely basic living wages are prevalent across much of Africa, so tips are welcomed.Ī ten per cent to 15 per cent tip is expected at the end of a meal in the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In places such as Morocco, Egypt and South Africa in holiday hotspots, a ten per cent service charge can usually be found on the bill. This is designed as a basic guide to get you started, attitudes and expectations towards tipping are always altering no matter where you are and of course, it's important to use your own judgement of what's appropriate in your own situation. We’ve also worked out the easiest way to work out the total of what we suggest you could tip, to save you having to do the maths on the spot. What can be interpreted as a generous act in some countries may well have the opposite undesirable affect in others.
To save you from the sometimes blush-inducing fumbling through notes scenario as your server is waiting table side, we’ve compiled a list with information from Lonely Planet to guide you through certain places across the globe with a brief introduction to their tipping protocol in restaurants and bars. You'd like to tip the server but have no concept of how much is generally acceptable or even whether tips in this particular country show respect or represent something rather different. Picture the scene, it's your first night on holiday and you've just finished tucking into a fantastic meal. The world appears to be ever so slowly opening back up again and hopefully in the not too distant future we will be able to get back to escapism and jet setting across the globe.Īfter so many of us have been severely restricted with travel options for over a year, we are likely to be rather out of practice when it the etiquette surrounding tipping in different countries and how it’s regarded in various cultures.
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