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Most travel guides give advice on tipping as part of destination information. Did you know that the word "tip" is an acronym for "to insure promptness"?

The most important thing to remember about tipping is - if you are paying a bill, look to see if they have included a tip already (called gratuity or service in English). Many places now automatically include it in your restaurant or bar bill. If they do, there is no need to tip unless it was really extraordinary service.

Tales From a Small Planet - Resources This is the best guide we have found on the web. It was the one we were hoping we would find - a complete guide to tipping. They cover both U.S. and international tipping.
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Tipping Guide. The Corporate Travel Safety Website has an nice international tipping guide.

Basic Tips on Tipping - To Whom and How Much? Excellent page with links to other article about tipping. Covers both the USA and International.

ASTA Travel Sense - Tips on Tipping. This is the American Society of Travel Agent's page on tipping.

On The Go Tipping Guide. From On The Go publishing. Scroll down the page or use your browser "Edit-Find on this page" feature after you get to their site. It also has some comments about tipping in Europe and other places in the world.

Tipping Guide. This is from the Travelsecrets.com page on "New and Old Tricks for the Shrewd Traveler". They are a discount travel agency. Click here to go to their home page.

Las Vegas Tipping Guide. Here are a few guidelines from "nightonthetown.com" for tipping situations you will encounter in Las Vegas, Nevada (and except for the gambling part, almost everywhere else in the United States.)