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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 10:00 pm
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Originally Posted by meester69
I stayed at two AI resorts in Mexico. One was British-dominated and tipping was rare, but some people did give a tip, it was a small minority though. The other was mainly populated by US guests and people brought dollar bills with them into the pool (for the swim-up bar). In both cases AI supposedly included gratuities.
AIs usually includes tips..

But I bring some extra bucks, because its a small nominal amount, and means so much to the locals in Mexico..

The staff is usually paid peanuts, so $20 I heard is a substantial amount of income to an individual within a month..
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