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[miagirl]

So we talked about porters, and drivers, room service and restaurants, but what about tipping tour guides and tour bus drivers?  

Count me as another American who thinks our tipping culture is way out of control.  (Just for the record though, we don't remove the daily grats on board.  Those people really work hard for their living!)

[Aus Traveller]

42 minutes ago, miagirl said:

So we talked about porters, and drivers, room service and restaurants, but what about tipping tour guides and tour bus drivers?  

Count me as another American who thinks our tipping culture is way out of control.  (Just for the record though, we don't remove the daily grats on board.  Those people really work hard for their living!)

You do not have to tip tour guides or tour bus drivers in Australia and NZ. One of the regular posters on this forum is a tour bus driver at Ayers Rock (Uluru). He has stated that he and his fellow drivers earn in excess of AUD$100,000 per year, probably more than a lot of their passengers.