Etiquette experts and recent travelers give some advice about what’s generally expected in popular destinations now and how travelers can find ways to make tipping more straightforward and less stressful.
Jennifer and Ryan Burditt of Augusta, Georgia, had a lot on their minds earlier this year as they planned their first out-of-country vacation. They settled on Ireland, Scotland and England, places where Jennifer had ancestral roots. They focused a lot of their prep work on sightseeing – arranging tours from the Cliffs of Moher to countryside castles. But once the couple, who are in their early 30s, arrived, they realized they hadn’t given much thought to something that came up daily: tipping.
5% service charge to your bill, so always check that first before reaching for your wallet. As for tipping culture in the US vs. the UK, Ryan Burditt said, it’s “really opposites to me. Here in the States, it’s expected. Whereas over there, it doesn’t seem like it’s as much of an expectation.” It’s customary in the UK to tip or pay a charge in places with table service, but if you’re ordering at the bar or counter and carrying your own food and drink to the table, you won’t be expected to tip.
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