Australia, New Zealand
Round up taxi fares and restaurant bills to nearest dollar.

Austria
Service charges generally included in bill.

Czech Republic
Round bill up to nearest koruna.

China
Tipping is illegal. But a small gift might be appropriate if someone goes out of the way to help.

France and Germany
Service charge generally applied, but it is customary to add 5% extra.

Hong Kong
10% customary in most situations, even when 10% service charge has already been imposed.

Hungary
10% is customary.

Israel
Tipping not expected. Restaurants, hotels add statutory 10% service charge.

Italy
Leave 10%, even when service charge is already levied.

Japan
It is not customary to tip and may even offend.

South Korea
Tipping not necessary.

Mexico
Allow for an extra 10%-15%. Service charges are not usually applied.

Spain
Offer 10%-15% even when service charges are added.

Britain and Ireland
12.5% service charge often included in restaurant bills; if not, figure it into the total. Bartenders usually not tipped. For other servers, tip what you would at home.

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