All our articles about Money & Tipping.
In Tokyo a tip can be handed straight back, while in Cape Town and on a Kenyan safari it is part of someone's wage. Here is how tipping really works across more than 20 countries, from service charges on the bill to car guards and trekking porters.
A 10 percent line on the bill can be a legal service charge, a polite suggestion or nothing at all, depending on which border you just crossed. Here is how tipping really works from Mexico and Central America to the far end of South America.
Dollars work almost everywhere from Cancún to Roatán, but they are rarely the cheapest way to pay. Here is how currencies, ATMs, cards and prices really work in Mexico's resort towns, Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica.
A blank tip line, a card reader suggesting 25 percent, a service charge you almost missed. For visitors used to service being included, North American tipping is full of unwritten rules. Here is how it really works, from Las Vegas to Montreal.
A 15 percent line already on the bill, a resort that forbids tips, a law that sets the gratuity for you. Tipping in the Caribbean changes from island to island, and the habits from home do not always fit.
Used to leaving 18 or 20 percent at home? In Europe the rules change at every border, and some lines on the bill look like tips without being tips. Here is how tipping really works in restaurants, cafes, taxis and hotels from London to Istanbul.
Barbados dollars, EC dollars, euros, florins and a guilder that only arrived in 2025: the Caribbean runs on a dozen currencies. Here is how to pay on each island without losing money on the way, and where your budget goes furthest.
