So after you get to Europe, say you and friends go out to get some
grub. You have a great meal, the service is wonderful. What do you do
for a tip? Here in the states, it's no problem: you tip a pretty
standard 15 percent, right? But in Europe, isn't the tip included?
Well, it turns out the entire tipping landscape is changing.
Inflation's not only grabbing a hold of how much you tip, but who and
where you tip is different now too. Cab drivers still get their
standard ten percent, but that's now expected here and abroad. And
while tipping is still frowned upon in places like Japan, here in the
U.S., you're likely to see that hand extended in more and more places
where a simple "thank you" used to suffice.
So how do you do it? How do you know what and when? To get a handle
on it all, I called Joe Brancatelli. He's known as the Tactical
Traveler to his readers at biztraveler.com. And, Joe tells me first
that while tipping has gotten a little more expensive, at least the
math is easier to figure out. Listen in and find out why.
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