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Tipping - Tour Guide
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: July 20, 2018, 6:01 pm
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I am taking a day tour of the Grand Canyon!!! I am super
excited. However, they state quite clearly that gratuity is
appreciated. What is an appropriate amount? Is this a 20%
situation?
If it helps, the tour is a day tour (14 hours) in a van. The van
picks me up at my hotel, drives to and from the canyon, and the
driver acts a tour guide. I am traveling alone, but there will
be others in the van (10-12 people total.)
Thanks for your thoughts!
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Re: Tipping - Tour Guide
DIR By: LeslieF
Date: July 20, 2018, 7:34 pm
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Relevant section of an article I found titled: Tipping
Etiquette: A Guide for Travelers
Full website:
HTML https://www.smartertravel.com/2017/06/19/tipping-etiquette-guide-travelers/
Q: What’s a good rule of thumb for tipping tour guides (and
drivers)?
A: On a short bus tour (several hours or less), tip your guide
10 – 20 percent of the cost of the tour. Give it to him or her
when you say goodbye. Charter and sightseeing bus drivers are
also tipped in certain cases: when drivers double as guides, $1
per person per day. When the driver has been particularly
amiable, the person in charge of a private charter sometimes
asks each passenger to contribute $1 or more to a tip pool. On a
longer tour with no built-in gratuity, each passenger should
give $5 – $10 to the guide and another $5 – $10 to the driver.
You should not tip tour guides at national parks or other
government sites.
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Re: Tipping - Tour Guide
DIR By: AnnaT
Date: July 22, 2018, 6:52 pm
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I've always gone with 20% for a day trip and I think that's more
than fair (unless you are the only person on the tour the guide
is not providing constant service).
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Re: Tipping - Tour Guide
DIR By: NFPwife
Date: July 22, 2018, 9:59 pm
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I think anything from 10-20% works and I'd base that on the
experience. If the tour guide is top tier, I'd go with 15-20%.
Also, I'd likely have a "top limit" tip. Meaning if the tour is
$400, I can't see myself getting to $80. I'd probably max out
around $25-$30.
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Re: Tipping - Tour Guide
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: July 23, 2018, 7:19 am
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts! SecretSauce, thank you for
citing your source... I am thinking that is a website I may need
to explore. So far the company has been amazing to me, so I
suspect that it will be a good day. And now I will be sure to
have the appropriate amount of cash on me. Thank you!!!
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