Normally, tipping in the hotel is just applied when you stay in luxury hotels or resorts at 3-star – 5-star standard in Vietnam where have well-trained staff, deluxe services, perfectly clean, and comfortable rooms. Tipping for Vietnam Hotel Bellman & Housekeeper
For example, if it costs 55,000 VND for the trip, you may give them 60,000 VND and give them the change. But if you feel totally comfortable with the car and they are so nice, enthusiastic, and helpful, you can just round up the total amount and let them keep the change. On the other hand, with taxi drivers, usually, you only have to pay exactly the amount of money available on the kilometer clock and tipping is not really necessary.
BELLHOP TIP DRIVER
Besides, sometimes, you will meet a driver who is very friendly, talkative, knowledgeable, and even talks with you in English pretty well, you may give them a small gift instead of a tip, they will keep it respectfully. However, if you travel with a group of 5 – 8 people or more, tipping about 3-5 USD/person/day is reasonable.Ī BestPrice Travel's food-tour tour guide with his guestsĪs a tour driver will follow you throughout your trip, take care and keep you safe on the road, driving due to your personal schedule and may be flexible in his/her ability most of the time, you should tip a tour driver about 3-5 USD (70,000 – 100,000 VND) per day. Normally, with a private tour guide, the tip should be from 7 – 10 USD per day. So if you want to tip, how much should you tip in Vietnam?Īs the tour guide has to serve you all day long (even when they have already come back home) or accompany you, take care, help you to solve any problem during your long-day trip, and this job also needs a lot of experience, knowledge, and health, the tip for them usually the highest among other service staff in the tourism industry. However, as in this country, the general income for most people is quite low, therefore the tip from customers is very important for service staff. Because tipping does not belong to Vietnam’s authentic local culture, normally, it is not compulsory for you to tip for any service you used. There is no 100% right answer to this question and everyone has their own point of view on this problem. The root of this change is from the increase of a huge number of foreign tourists who come from Western countries and bring tipping culture here and nowadays, in Vietnam, tipping is highly appreciated and like a necessary part of the services employees’ income.
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