How do hotels in Southeast Asian countries tip?

Southeast Asian countries used to be colonies of western countries, and many western cultures were introduced here, among which tipping for services became a very common thing, but this phenomenon did not exist in China. The following is a detailed raiders guide.

1. When is the best time to travel to Southeast Asia?

Generally speaking, the off-season in Southeast Asian countries is their rainy season. In the off-season of Southeast Asian countries, the housing is still abundant, but once the tourist season comes, hotels are often hard to find a room.

Family hotels can be considered when traveling to Southeast Asia in peak season. Most family hotels are cheap and clean, and they can bargain, and they can also provide tourists with tour guides and travel agency registration services. Therefore, it is a better choice to travel to Southeast Asian countries as soon as possible in the off-season.

Southeast Asian countries have different tourist seasons, and the rainy seasons of several popular tourist destinations are as follows:

1. The rainy season in Bali, Indonesia is from 10 to March.

2. The rainy season in Malaysia is from 165438+ 10 to February of the following year.

3. The rainy season in Singapore is from 165438+ October to 65438+ October of the following year.

The rainy season in Bangkok is from May to 10 every year.

5. The rainy season in Phuket is from May to 10 every year.

6. The rainy season in Vietnam is from May to165438+1October every year.

Of course, the tourist highlights brought by festivals should also be considered comprehensively.

For example, the tourist season in Thailand is from 1 1 to February of the following year. During this period, there is Thailand's "loi krathong", and many sparkling water lights float in rivers, ports and lakes. People use water lanterns to express their gratitude to the river god and pray for his blessing.

Now it is called Valentine's Day in Thailand, which expresses the romantic feelings of young men and women in Thailand. It's great to take the time to go to Thailand to feel poetic and picturesque loi krathong.

Thai sausage.

The tourist season in the Philippines is almost around Easter and Christmas. It claims to have the longest Christmas in the world. Since September, people have celebrated this festival in various ways, including Epiphany Day, Black-faced Nazareth Day and Sannino Parade.

The festive atmosphere will reach its climax on Christmas Eve.

Second, pay attention to hotel accommodation:

1. First of all, try not to choose the room at the end of the corridor.

Reason: It is difficult to hear the cry for help when there is a fire. It is most convenient for gangsters to rob or kill people here and leave the escape door.

Generally speaking, in addition to the peak season, the hotel lobby will not arrange such rooms for tourists, unless there are arrangements, which is a well-known taboo for hotel industry in Southeast Asia.

If there is a peak season, the hotel has arranged such a room. Once there is a vacancy, passengers will change it as long as they have the conditions. Generally, they don't ask why.

2. What will the local people do when they enter the hotel room?

Because most Southeast Asian countries have a strong religious atmosphere, many locals with social experience pursue the trilogy of staying in hotels:

After knocking at the door or ringing the bell, flush the toilet to disturb the "dirty things" a little (not to say that you don't clean), and finally pat the pillow.

This process is regarded as the golden rule by many local overseas Chinese. Anyway, that's what the older generation taught us, and so did everyone. Some young people don't even know why they do this.

I asked the reason carefully, and the logic behind it was: Say hello and call the police a little. In case there are original "guests", it is polite to let everyone have time to avoid each other.

Some old overseas Chinese will bow and shout, "Drop in for a few nights! Excuse me! "

People who are particularly particular will also have an upgraded version.

They will open drawers, and some hotels will put bibles (and some Buddhist scriptures) in drawers. They will check in advance whether the bibles (or Buddhist scriptures) in drawers have been opened to a specific page, and then they will open mattresses to see if there are any red envelopes under them.

If you meet anyone, you can go directly to the front desk and ask for a room change. Many times, the front desk knows that this is local without elaborating on the reasons.

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Second, we always ask how much it costs to travel in Southeast Asia. But don't forget, in fact, tips are counted.

Tip, in layman's terms, is a form of reward for customers to thank service personnel.

In foreign countries, you will encounter such a problem anytime and anywhere-paying tips.

The proportion of tipping varies from country to country.

When you first arrive at a place, you should learn relevant information from experienced people in advance and study reasonable tipping methods with your peers.

Don't treat it as a trivial matter, "save if you can", but take it seriously with the attitude of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" to avoid unpleasant journey.

By the end of 20 18, the latest exchange rates of Southeast Asian countries (fluctuating at any time) and their tips are as follows:

Cambodia

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈6 10.4600 Cambodian riel.

The tip is usually USD, 1 RMB ≈ 0.1USD 523.

Restaurant: Usually 1 USD is enough for the clerk who serves you.

Hotel: 65438+ 0-2 USD per piece of luggage. Other usual service charges are included, and there is no need to tip extra.

Taxi: general tip 1 USD or so.

Tip: The local people who receive the tip will thank you very warmly. Don't be scared by the scene.

Thailand

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈4.9826 baht.

Restaurant: If you just had a happy meal, a tip of 1 USD per person is enough.

Hotel: Usually, the hotel will charge 10% service fee, so in fact, tipping is unnecessary, or you are worried that the room is not clean enough, and the maximum is 100 baht per day. However, when the doorman helps you with your luggage diligently, you can get a reward of $65438 +0.

Taxi: Taxi drivers in Thailand will start from the ground. Please wait for the specific price before entering.

Masseur: There is no reason not to massage in Thailand. A tip of up to $3 is enough for your masseur to do more things.

Tip: If you feel that the service is not competent enough, you don't have to leave a tip.

Myanmar (Southeast Asian countries)

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈204438+06 kyats.

Airport: Carrying luggage is 400-500 kyats.

Hotel: If the waiter takes your luggage to the room and gives you 500 kyats, the waiter who cleans the room can give you 500- 1000 kyats a day, usually put it directly on the bed.

Driver: It's usually 500 kyats.

Restaurant: no more than 10% of the meal fee.

Malaysia

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈0.6 188 Malaysian ringgit.

Restaurant: 10% service charge is included, and ordinary locals will make up enough to give it to the clerk.

Hotel: each piece of luggage 1 USD. Daily cleaning attendant 1 USD.

Taxi: You don't need to tip.

Singapore

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈0.2084 Singapore dollar.

Restaurant: 10% service charge has been included in the meal fee and is generally not needed.

Hotel: each piece of luggage 1 USD. Housekeeping usually doesn't require tipping, but if the service is good, tipping within $5 is very generous (please put it in the envelope). If the front desk helps you book a restaurant that is difficult to locate, a tip of 10 will be enough. Who knows how difficult it is to book those restaurants?

Taxi: Just change it.

Indonesia

Exchange rate: 1 RMB ≈220 1.7000 rupiah.

Restaurants: Most restaurants in Indonesia will automatically charge 10% service fee, so there is no need to give it deliberately. Locals usually leave coins with waiters.

Hotel: hotels will charge 10% service charge, but usually hotel service personnel will not charge these. Each piece of luggage 1-2 dollars, and the daily room cleaning fee is 2-5 dollars.

Taxi: 10% tip at most.

Spa service: For hard-working Spa masters, a tip of around 15% is still very reasonable.

Viet Nam

Exchange rate: 1 RMB = 3,606.2977 VND.

Restaurant: Look at the bill first. If there is no service charge, a tip of around 10% will be enough.

Hotel: Hotel doormen don't need to tip. Room cleaning costs about $2 a day, which can be placed in a conspicuous place on the last day of departure.

Taxi: You don't need to tip.

Spa: If you enjoy a fantastic spa, you can leave a tip of $ 5- 10.

Besides, the $2 bill is a symbol of luck in Vietnam. You can use it to tip the service staff, and they will be very happy.

What should I do except tip in person?

Sometimes you put the tip on the bedside table, chair, pillow and quilt in your bedroom, only to find that the tip waiter didn't move.

Have you ever doubted that there are too few waiters? Worried about coming back at night and being impolitely received in a foreign country.

Actually, it's not. If the room is not returned, many waiters will treat it as something left by the guests temporarily and will not turn it over.

A better way is to find a blank piece of paper and write Thankyou neatly.

Hotel employees in any country understand the meaning of these two words and coins at the same time It would be more appropriate to put the money in the envelope.

Of course, for many guests vacationing in Southeast Asian islands, the hotel housekeeper is a caring and meticulous staff. Please give a tip when delivering the luggage to the room from Ta, including the driver who picks up the whole journey and the service staff who cleans the room.

If you like this tacit understanding, when you enjoy warm service, they will naturally accept tips.

Of course, there is no general tipping manual, and the tipping rules of different destinations are different.

Money not thurt (tipping is never too much), but it is necessary for travelers to do some homework in advance.

Leaving some kind tips abroad can help you open many doors and avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Therefore, tipping is not a "burden". Please include it in your travel budget list, which will earn you respect and enjoy better service.

An overview of southeast Asian cultural scenery;

the Philippines

Laos

Thailand

Viet Nam

Cambodia

Myanmar (Southeast Asian countries)

Timor-Leste

Matters needing attention

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