marcyjane Posted September 21, 2008 #1 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Just curious, those of you that have been to Europe how much should you tip the guide/driver for a tour either private or ship sponsored tour in Euro's. Thanks so much Marcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted September 21, 2008 #2 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Just do a search with 'tipping' in the search window. Dozens of threads will come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinisforme Posted September 22, 2008 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Marcy I had the same question recently and you will find you wont get a standard answer...I am going to do a base of $10 per person as a start and if the tour is wonderful probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyb Posted September 23, 2008 #4 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I agree with cruisinisforme. We really seem to struggle with this question but we also figure about $10 USD or currency equivalent per person for a full day tour. If we're really pleased, we add more. Sometimes we also bring along a token gift that they might enjoy...a baseball cap, T-shirt, whatever from the U.S. Sometimes it works and sometimes they could care less. It depends on where we are visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyjane Posted September 27, 2008 Author #5 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Thank you all so much, that's about what I was thinking. Marcy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquet Posted September 27, 2008 #6 Share Posted September 27, 2008 No-one tips like that over here (many never tip!). If you gave them 5$ for the two of you it would be more than Europeans tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel to Ports Posted September 27, 2008 #7 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Just curious, those of you that have been to Europe how much should you tip the guide/driver for a tour either private or ship sponsored tour in Euro's. Thanks so much Marcy Folks, It seems that there would be a difference between a private car or van of 2-8 passengers (driver not the owner), driver as the company owner, and a ship's tour of 40-50 passengers! Do you think a tour guide of 50 should get a "tip" of $250/day? Seems plenty excessive to me. (What do others think?) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcyjane Posted September 28, 2008 Author #8 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I totally see what you mean agree with you Travel to Ports. Marcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary_228 Posted October 1, 2008 #9 Share Posted October 1, 2008 No-one tips like that over here (many never tip!). If you gave them 5$ for the two of you it would be more than Europeans tip. Thank you moniquet for your perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egit Posted October 1, 2008 #10 Share Posted October 1, 2008 As a european, we really do not expect tips as you do in the US. We give a price and thats what we expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambagahle Posted October 2, 2008 #11 Share Posted October 2, 2008 For lots of things in Europe service is included, and tips are not expected - but are appreciated for extraordinary service! However bus drivers and guides do not come into this category and should be tipped. We give a Euro to the driver unless he has been a really bad one! The guide gets around €5 pp. They are usually not well paid and rely on this income. I am talking about large busses. A van with driver and guide who stays with you all day and eats lunch etc with you is different. There I would give the driver €5, and the guide €10 but never more than €25 no matter how many people were involved. And, by the way, I am a European and live in Switzerland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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