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Tipping on Tours

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#1
  • J
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  • 2023/09/25 16:21

I work in the tour industry. Compared to people from other countries, Japanese people tip extremely little. Perhaps it is because you don't know, but I have lived in the U.S. for a long time and sometimes I don't like the fact that Japanese people don't have a good reputation. I will write this in reference to the tips I myself pay in Hawaii or when I go abroad. By the way, I am not particularly rich and have a normal income ＆ When I act with my foreign friends, the other party is also like this.

restaurant （ sit down meal ） ＝ 20%, at least 15% if service is slow or something
pick up of hoardings or drinks at a take-out store ＝ ＄ 0 to lowest option （ 10, 1 5% or $1, etc., depending on terminal ）
Valet car rental, etc. at hotel （ Tipping staff for valet services ＝ $5 to
Tipping tour guides and others who have helped you ＝ $10 or more, $20 or more for group participation. More if there is a high level of satisfaction or if the service is above normal expectations.

I understand very much that the yen is weak, but I am very disappointed when I see people tipping less than $5 on tours. If you would like to know more, please let me know...

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#2
  • 感じが悪い
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  • 2023/09/26 (Tue) 17:11
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If you get a better position in the travel business, you don't have to count on tips.

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#3
  • lani
  • 2023/09/26 (Tue) 19:59
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As a fellow Japanese, I am really embarrassed. The other day, a server was chasing a Japanese man coming out of one of the restaurants and telling him that he didn't have a tip. The one who was probably his father told his family in Japanese that he did not want to pay for the meal because it was too expensive.
I always wish they would play a video or something on the plane on the way there to explain.

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#4
  • min
  • 2023/09/26 (Tue) 21:19
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When I used to work in the wedding industry, I was an attendant, but I had a parent who gave $ 1 as a tip to the hair and makeup artist.

This was for accompanying the couple from the preparation at the hotel, to the make-over right before the wedding, and then to the photo shoot at the park. I was surprised.
I felt really sorry for the make-up artist and told my parents, but she said, "It's just a gratuity ？ We paid a lot of money, so we will decide how much it costs.

The make-up artist laughed at me.
I was also asked to have a cup of coffee, $ which I did.

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#5
  • Clin
  • 2023/09/26 (Tue) 21:34
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I understand ！ Japanese tourists have no concept of tipping, and I worry if they are embarrassed in the US.
Foreigners always order one plate per person and leave a tip of 18-25%, but Japanese people, even if they come with 4 people, order 2 plates to share and ask for a plate and a photo, and even if I respond pleasantly, they just leave a coin with a clink. Even if we responded pleasantly, they would just leave the coins with a clink.
Toilet ？ Check ！ It is a little embarrassing to use Japanese and not be aware that you are in a foreign country.
The world will make fun of you. I think it would be better to inform tour companies thoroughly at the time of application.

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#7
  • こーの字
  • 2023/09/27 (Wed) 07:45
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I began to feel that tips are gratuitous or encouraging only after working on the receiving end of them.
I also began to feel that it is a lubricant that keeps society running, and when I give it out, I feel a sense of "thank you".

In this respect, I think that since there is no tipping culture in Japan, there is no sense of both giving and receiving tips, and
the decision is based on numbers only.

I have also heard that major Japanese agencies ask you not to announce the tip at the end of the tour.
Maybe it is because they announce to Japanese tourists that tipping is included in the tour price, but
it seems a bit like they are imposing their own culture.

On the other hand, I have read articles that the entire US is getting tired of tipping because of Corona.
I think the conversation about how much is a proper tip ？ will continue in the future.

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