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Last reviewed · Aug 2026

World Tipping Guide 2026

See how much to tip in restaurants, taxis, hotels and tours across 139 destinations.

What the 2026 data says about tipping abroad

One percentage does not travel well. The clearest lesson from the data is to check the specific service first—and the bill before adding anything extra.

No-tipping countries can still have travel-specific exceptions

Among the 34 destinations where tipping is generally not expected, 24 list a percentage or fixed reference amount for hotel staff or tour guides. Only two list a percentage tip for restaurants.

Examples: China, France, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands. Tourism-facing services may follow different customs from everyday dining.

Taxi tipping usually means rounding up

Rounding up—not calculating a restaurant-style percentage—is the published taxi guidance in 124 of 139 destinations. A small, convenient gesture rather than another large charge.

At restaurants, check the bill first

Ten percent is the most frequently listed exact restaurant tip, appearing in 42 destinations. Another 39 use a range that includes 10%. But there is no universal rate: 21 destinations say service is included, while 28 recommend simply rounding up.

Calculated from Tipping Rules version 2026.8 editorial dataset. This summarizes published guidance—not survey results, legal requirements or instructions to tip in every situation.

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  • Albania

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-200 ALL per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Algeria

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-200 DZD per bag
    Tour guides
    500-1000 DZD per day
  • Andorra

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per person
  • Antigua and Barbuda

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Argentina

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Small cash tip
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Armenia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    500-1000 AMD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Aruba

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per day
  • Australia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Austria

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Azerbaijan

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5 AZN per bag
    Tour guides
    10-15 AZN per day
  • Bahamas

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20%
  • Bahrain

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1 BHD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Bangladesh

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-100 BDT per bag
    Tour guides
    1000 BDT per day
  • Barbados

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    10%
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Belgium

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    1-2 EUR
  • Belize

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 USD per person
  • Bhutan

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    10-15 USD per day group
  • Bolivia

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 BOB per bag
    Tour guides
    20-50 BOB per day
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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 BAM
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Botswana

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    35 BWP per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per guest per day
  • Brazil

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 BRL per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Bulgaria

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1 EUR
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Cambodia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    4000 KHR per bag
    Tour guides
    20000-40000 KHR
  • Canada

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    15-20%
    Taxi
    10-15%
    Hotel staff
    2-5 CAD per night
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Chile

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    500-1000 CLP per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • China

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Not expected
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    Small cash tip
    Tour guides
    50-100 CNY per day
  • Colombia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Small cash tip
    Tour guides
    Small cash tip
  • Costa Rica

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Croatia

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Cuba

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Small cash tip
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Curaçao

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 XCG per bag
    Tour guides
    18-27 XCG
  • Cyprus

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Czech Republic

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 CZK per bag
    Tour guides
    100-200 CZK
  • Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Small cash tip
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Denmark

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Round up
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Dominican Republic

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-4 USD per night
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Ecuador

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Egypt

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10-20 EGP per bag
    Tour guides
    100-200 EGP per day
  • El Salvador

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    1 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • Estonia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Ethiopia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-200 ETB per bag
    Tour guides
    200-500 ETB per person
  • Fiji

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-5 FJD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Finland

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • France

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Georgia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 GEL per bag
    Tour guides
    20-50 GEL per person
  • Germany

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Ghana

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 GHS per bag
    Tour guides
    50-100 GHS per day
  • Greece

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Greenland

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10-20 DKK
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Guatemala

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10-20 GTQ per bag
    Tour guides
    50-100 GTQ per person per day
  • Haiti

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Honduras

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 USD per person
  • Hong Kong

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10-20 HKD
    Tour guides
    50-100 HKD per person
  • Hungary

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    200-1000 HUF
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Iceland

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • India

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-100 INR
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Indonesia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5000-20000 IDR
    Tour guides
    50000-150000 IDR
  • Ireland

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2 EUR per night
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Israel

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    10-20 ILS per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Italy

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per day
  • Jamaica

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    3-5 USD per night
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Japan

    No tipping culture

    Restaurant
    No tipping
    Taxi
    No tipping
    Hotel staff
    No tipping
    Tour guides
    No tipping
  • Jordan

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 JOD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 JOD per day
  • Kazakhstan

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    500-1000 KZT per bag
    Tour guides
    2000-5000 KZT per person
  • Kenya

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-200 KES per bag
    Tour guides
    10 USD per person per day
  • Kosovo

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per person
  • Kuwait

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10-12%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    0.5-1 KWD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Kyrgyzstan

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    500-1000 KGS per day
  • Laos

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10000-20000 LAK
    Tour guides
    100000-200000 LAK per day
  • Latvia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per night
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Lebanon

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Round up
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Liechtenstein

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 CHF per night
    Tour guides
    5-10 CHF
  • Lithuania

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per person
  • Luxembourg

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per person
  • Madagascar

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2000 MGA per bag
    Tour guides
    20000 MGA per day
  • Malaysia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-10 MYR
    Tour guides
    20-30 MYR per person
  • Maldives

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 USD per night
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per trip
  • Malta

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Mexico

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 MXN per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Moldova

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 MDL
    Tour guides
    50-100 MDL per person
  • Monaco

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per person
  • Mongolia

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5000-10000 MNT per bag
    Tour guides
    30000-60000 MNT per person per day
  • Montenegro

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Morocco

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    10-20 MAD per bag
    Tour guides
    100-200 MAD per day
  • Myanmar

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1000-2000 MMK per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 USD per day
  • Namibia

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-150 NAD
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per guest per day
  • Nepal

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-300 NPR
    Tour guides
    10-15 USD per day
  • Netherlands

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • New Zealand

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Nicaragua

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    0.50-1 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Nigeria

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    500-1000 NGN per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • North Macedonia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-100 MKD per bag
    Tour guides
    300-600 MKD per person
  • Norway

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Round up
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Oman

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 OMR per transfer
    Tour guides
    5-10 OMR per day
  • Pakistan

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    30-40 PKR per bag
    Tour guides
    200-300 PKR per day
  • Panama

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Papua New Guinea

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 K per bag
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Paraguay

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5000-10000 PYG per bag
    Tour guides
    30000-50000 PYG per person
  • Peru

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    3-5 PEN per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20 PEN per person
  • Philippines

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-100 PHP per bag
    Tour guides
    100-200 PHP
  • Poland

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 PLN per night
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Portugal

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR per day
  • Puerto Rico

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    15-20%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20%
  • Qatar

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-20 QAR
    Tour guides
    20-50 QAR
  • Romania

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 RON per night
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Rwanda

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-15 USD per trek
  • Saint Lucia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    10%
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • San Marino

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Saudi Arabia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 SAR
    Tour guides
    Small extra
  • Senegal

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    500-1000 XOF per bag
    Tour guides
    2000-5000 XOF per day
  • Serbia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    100-500 RSD
    Tour guides
    Round up
  • Seychelles

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 SCR
    Tour guides
    50-100 SCR per day
  • Singapore

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 SGD per bag
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • Slovenia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • South Africa

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 ZAR
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • South Korea

    No tipping culture

    Restaurant
    No tipping
    Taxi
    No tipping
    Hotel staff
    No tipping
    Tour guides
    No tipping
  • Spain

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR
    Tour guides
    5-10 EUR
  • Sri Lanka

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    200-500 LKR per night
    Tour guides
    1000-3000 LKR per day
  • Sweden

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • Switzerland

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 CHF
    Tour guides
    5-10%
  • Taiwan

    No tipping culture

    Restaurant
    Not expected
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    Not expected
    Tour guides
    Not expected
  • Tajikistan

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 TJS per bag
    Tour guides
    100-120 TJS per group per day
  • Tanzania

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    2-5 USD per night
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per day
  • Thailand

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 THB per night
    Tour guides
    10%
  • Trinidad and Tobago

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Not expected
    Hotel staff
    10-20 TTD per bag
    Tour guides
    50-100 TTD per day
  • Tunisia

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 TND
    Tour guides
    10-20 TND per day
  • Turkey

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    50-150 TRY
    Tour guides
    10%
  • United Arab Emirates

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5-10 AED
    Tour guides
    50-100 AED
  • Uganda

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per day
  • Ukraine

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    40-50 UAH per bag
    Tour guides
    10%
  • United Kingdom

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 GBP
    Tour guides
    10%
  • United States

    Tipping expected

    Restaurant
    18-22%
    Taxi
    15-20%
    Hotel staff
    2-5 USD
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Uruguay

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-40 UYU
    Tour guides
    10-20%
  • Uzbekistan

    Tipping not expected

    Restaurant
    Round up
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    5000-10000 UZS
    Tour guides
    50000-100000 UZS per day
  • Vatican City

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    Service included
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 EUR per bag
    Tour guides
    10-15%
  • Venezuela

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    10-20 USD per day
  • Vietnam

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    5-10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20000-50000 VND per night
    Tour guides
    100000-300000 VND per person per day
  • Zambia

    Rounding common

    Restaurant
    10%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    20-50 ZMW
    Tour guides
    10 USD per guest per day
  • Zimbabwe

    Tipping customary

    Restaurant
    10-15%
    Taxi
    Round up
    Hotel staff
    1-2 USD per bag
    Tour guides
    5-10 USD per person per game drive

About this guide

This guide summarizes common tipping etiquette for restaurants, taxis, hotel staff and tour guides. The label beneath each destination describes its overall tipping culture; guidance for individual services may differ.

We compare current travel, local and official guidance where available. Sources support the research for each destination as a whole and may not cover every service shown. This is editorial guidance—not a survey of what travelers actually tip or a ranking of destinations.

How we review tipping guidance

Dataset snapshot: August 2026

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