Browse Tipping Guides by Region

Use the links below to find tipping etiquette guides for destinations around the world, organized by region. Each guide covers restaurants, hotels, taxis, and other common situations, with local currency amounts and cultural context.

Caribbean

From all-inclusive resorts to island-hopping, Caribbean tipping is generally expected and closely follows American norms.

Europe

Tipping norms vary widely across Europe, from “service included” in France and Switzerland to more casual rounding-up practices in Southern Europe.

Latin America

Tipping customs in Latin America range from Mexico’s resort-driven norms to Colombia’s unique “propina voluntaria” and Argentina’s currency-conscious approach.

Asia

Asia has some of the widest variation in tipping customs in the world, from countries where tipping is not part of the culture at all to destinations with well-established trekking and guide tipping norms.

Africa

Tipping in Africa is especially important to understand for safari travel, where guides, drivers, and camp staff rely on tips as a meaningful part of their income.

Middle East

Tipping in the Middle East is often shaped by a large expatriate workforce, where tips make a meaningful difference even when not deeply rooted in local tradition.

North America

Tipping in the US and Canada follows closely related norms, with restaurant servers and many service workers relying on tips as a significant part of their income.

South Pacific

Australia and New Zealand stand out for having essentially no tipping culture, thanks to legally mandated living wages for service workers.