What is included on a Globus tour?

Globus tours include first-class hotels in central locations, all breakfasts and some additional meals, all transportation, included sightseeing with VIP “skip the line” access with experienced local guides, and Local Favorites, which are unique included excursions designed to bring the local culture to life.



A Globus tour is a premium, fully guided travel package that aims to provide a "hassle-free" vacation by including nearly all essential travel logistics. Standard inclusions typically feature hand-selected hotel accommodations (usually 4-star or higher), daily breakfast, and several multi-course "welcome" and "farewell" dinners featuring local cuisine. The core of the experience is the service of a professional Tour Director who travels with the group, along with expert Local Guides in each city who provide VIP "skip-the-line" access to major landmarks like the Vatican Museums or the Colosseum. Globus packages also include private motorcoach transportation with Wi-Fi, luggage handling (one bag per person), and a variety of "Local Favorites"—unique, authentic experiences like a private boat ride in Venice or a wine tasting in Tuscany. While some lunches and optional excursions are left "a la carte" to allow for personal exploration, a Globus tour is designed to be comprehensive, ensuring that transportation, sightseeing, and lodging are all managed by experts.

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There are exceptions if your specific tour experience includes gratuities or you simply didn't have a good time, but in general, tipping your guide at the end of the tour is customary in the U.S. and Europe, though it's much more common in the States.

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In general, if you're unsure on tipping, don't go any higher than 10% (unless of course that the service was so fantastic you feel you want to do so).

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About.com has a Tipping Guide for travelers that further suggests that the tour guide should receive a tip of 10% to 20% of the tour cost. As a last thought, the guide still needs to earn his or her tip. Just with any other profession, the tip should match the level of service.

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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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Even where locals do not tip, foreigners are sometimes expected to tip except in some countries like Senegal where tipping isn't prevalent in the culture. For tour guides, budget $8-$10 per person per day if you're on a group tour and $15-$25 per person if you're on a private tour.

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A half-day tour with a private guide usually costs $100–300. Guides generally don't charge per person, so hiring one isn't nearly as budget-straining if you can split the cost with fellow travelers. (To get some of the same local info for less, join a group walking tour or hop a sightseeing bus.)

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Shuttle And Taxi Drivers Rounding up to the nearest dollar is also appreciated. Day Trip Driver: For a day trip driver, consider tipping 10-20% of the cost of the excursion, depending on the quality of service and your satisfaction.

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