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Old Dec 4, 2013, 6:05 am
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nas6034
 
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Originally Posted by 365RoadWarrior
Need advice for Egypt; Have arranged for a hotel car to pick me up and transport me airport to hotel. Four-star hotel. roughly. The fare is (seemingly high) 50 euros; tip? How much? Since I'll be "just off the plane", I either need to tip dollars, Euros or change money first. Thoughts? Thanks!
Did you look in the wikipost?

Egypt
W/W: 5% to 10% plus service charge
P: $1 per bag
TD: Round up

Also, they call tipping "baksheesh": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baksheesh (Look under "Types" for Egypt)
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