Synopses & Reviews
In the Philippines and Indonesia, service personnel expect a tip; in Japan, they consider it an affront. Tip a cabbie handsomely on your first day in India and youll have a loyal driver for the rest of your stay. When giving flowers in Mexico, be sure to avoid the color purple as it is commonly seen at funerals.
This is a guide for both leisure and business travelers who want to avoid the pitfalls of tipping and gift-giving. Covering more than 130 countries, as well as containing a dedicated chapter on cruising, its the most comprehensive guide to tipping on the market.
Synopsis
This guide aims to address a worry uppermost in the minds of first-time visitors to a country – namely whom, how and what to tip. The pocket-sized book includes information on virtually every country in the world, and explains the expected local etiquette for tipping restaurant and hotel staff, taxi drivers, tour guides and more. As well as being an essential reference tool for travellers, the book’s anecdotes and lightness of touch make it an interesting read and an ideal gift.
Synopsis
The most in-depth guide available to the tipping culture of some of the worlds most frequently visited countries.
Synopsis
What do you tip the bellboy in Botswana? Should you give a gratuity on top of the service charge in a Parisian restaurant? Is it good practice to pay a Casablanca snake charmer if you wish to take his photo?
Everyone who travels, whether for business or pleasure, has suffered the embarrassment caused by not knowing when or how much to tip. Now Bradt's Tips on Tipping offers the answers in a convenient, pocket-sized guide covering more than 130 countries. With black and white illustrations and photographs throughout, the book additionally features light-hearted personal anecdotes and tips drawn from the authors' careers in travel.
About the Author
Carole French is a BBC-trained journalist, former newspaper business editor, a respected travel and real-estate journalist and the author of several guidebooks. The late Reg Butler enjoyed a long and varied career in journalism.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1: Introduction
PART TWO: THE GUIDE
Chapter 2: Cruising
Chapter 3: Destinations in alphabetical order by region, as follows:
EUROPE
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azores
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Channel Islands
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Georgia
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Lapland
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
FORMER SOVIET BLOC & BALKANS
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Russia
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
- Egypt
- Gulf States
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Oman
- Qatar
- Syria
- Tunisia
- UAE
- Yemen
REST OF AFRICA
- Algeria
- Botswana
- Cape Verde
- Congo
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guyana
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
ASIA & AUSTRALASIA
- Australia
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China and Hong Kong
- Korea
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Tibet
- Vietnam
INDIAN OCEAN
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
- Bahamas
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
- Lesser Antilles
- Puerto Rico
- USA
- Alaska
SOUTH AMERICA
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Falkland Islands
- Mexico
- Panama
- Peru
- St Helena
- Venezuela
Appendix 1: Further Reading
Index