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We'd heard the rule was a buck a bag, but we searched on the phrase "tipping guide" to find out what the standard tip was. Our search results showed that the amount you should tip varies by country and even city. One of the first sites we visited was a little on the biased side. Written by a bellman, it advises you to tip $1 if a bellman even looks in your general direction. We searched a little harder to find more impartial advice. The World Tipping Guide is a great resource for gratuity information for many countries. This site notes that North American porters expect about
$1 a bag in ordinary hotels or $2 a bag in first-class places. In most other countries, the standard tip for bellmen ranges from 50 cents to $1 or $2 (or equivalent local currency) per bag. But be careful, because tipping isn't accepted everywhere. In Japan and South Korea, it's considered rather insulting to leave a tip. In Vietnam and Argentina, tipping is officially illegal, although people will expect tips anyway, so you'll need to be discreet. And in some countries, hotels automatically add a service charge to your bill that's supposed to cover bellman costs. And then there's the city of Las Vegas. According to several different Vegas tipping guides, bellmen in Sin City should receive $2 per bag for their services. Why?
Because Vegas is so money, baby!
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