One in three don’t know how much to tip
Holidaymakers find tipping awkward, embarrassing and confusing, according to research.
A survey by ICE – International Currency reveals 30% don’t have a clue how much to tip; 39% find it awkward or embarrassing, 14% never tip and 43% don’t budget for tipping when they go on holiday.
The biggest tippers are 25 to 34-year-olds, while those who give the least are the over-60s.
Over-60s tip on average £33 during the holiday, compared to the overall average of £75.
ICE head of online business Tom Johnson said: "Tipping etiquette seems to take many of us outside our comfort zone and while most respondents tend to use a 10% rule of thumb it was surprising to see that so many tip 5% or less.
"This is well below what’s expected in in some parts of the USA and Canada where tips can be in the region of 20%. That’s £200 out of a budget of £1,000, making it a serious expense."
The study was carried out among 2,000 people who had been on an overseas holiday within the last three years.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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