Originally Posted by
KyRoamer
As I said, Odysseys recommends tipping ONLY the Tour Director because fee includes Tour Directors services and Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers. Notice list does not include gratuities for tour director. The Odyssey information package then spells out the $10 to $15 per person suggested gratuity.
Is this in some other package that is not available on the website? Well, the fee includes the Tour Director services, so why should you tip them? And I don't quite see the difference between "Tour Directors" and local guides.