So no, you are not required to tip your charter bus driver in the U.S., but tips are seen as a common courtesy. Gratuity will always be appreciated and can be a great way to show your appreciation for a job well done.
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On a bus or coach trip, the driver will often have a receptacle near the exit where you can leave your tip. If you've been on a tour of a few days, and especially if the coach driver has also acted as a tour guide, tip the coach driver 2 to 4 pounds per person for every day of the trip.
Gratuity built into the estimateFor a single day bus charter trip, the industry average for the expected tip amount is 10-20% of the total cost of the trip.
The standard tip for a private driver is typically 15-20% of the total hourly cost of the ride, which is consistent with the general tipping practices and rule of thumb in the service industry. Certain areas may have a higher or lower tipping rate for tipping a limo driver or private driver.
If you are taking a hop-on-hop-off bus, there will usually be a tip jar at the front of the bus for you to leave something at your own discretion. However, most other walking tour guides in London earn a fee for leading a tour.
Unlike some countries you do not have to tip in the UK. However, there are some unsaid social rules about leaving a tip. For example, if you take a taxi it is normal practice to round up the fare to the nearest pound.
Standard tipping procedure is to round up your fare to the nearest pound. That's still an acceptable gratuity even in London, where taxis are notoriously expensive—though a 10–15% tip is growing more common. Heaven knows the drivers earn it, having passed an encyclopedic test of London streets called The Knowledge.
Tour Guides: Is a tip required? Tipping tour guides is very much appreciated but not expected. Common practice is in the range of £5 per person for half a day, or £10 per person for a full day.
At table-service restaurants, the tipping etiquette and procedure vary slightly from country to country. But in general, European servers are well paid, and tips are considered a small bonus — to reward great service or for simplicity in rounding the total bill to a convenient number.
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