Tipping in Vietnam

10/20/2016 1:35:42 PM

Actually in a taxi some people leave tip, especially if you got a good service. If you have street food no need, also in local restaurants some local leave tip, but if they do it wouldn’t be the 10-15% like in western countries.

10/20/2015 3:41:09 AM

There is no tip culture in Vietnam so the tip is not required at bars, restaurants, taxi… If you are satisfied with the service/product and want to encourage the staff, you should give a tip. 🙂

5/11/2015 7:20:29 AM

Tipping is not expected in Vietnam, but will be greatly appreciated. Smart hotels and restaurants nowadays add a 5% -10% service charge (which should be indicated on the bill) but elsewhere it’s up to you. In most cases, a few thousand dong will be an adequate tip.

It is customary, though not compulsory, to tip tour guides and drivers at the end of a tour. General practice is around 3$ – 5$ per guest per day for a guide and half the amount for a driver.

7/28/2014 4:59:47 AM

Zero. No tipping whatsoever. The locals never do it and would never be offended if they were never tipped.

There are of course some who may expect it and get offended if you don’t tip, but only because they have been thus nurtured by Western tourists.

Tipping is akin to child prostitution or being topless on a beach—it is an unfortunate practice that Western tourists have helped to nurture in Asia. If Westerners had never come up to Asia, tipping/child prostitution/being topless on a beach might still exist, but it would be very rare. It is up to you as to whether you want to encourage or discourage the practice of tipping in Asia.

7/22/2014 4:02:35 PM

Generally tipping is not required or expected in Vietnam. However, any extra money is appreciated.

  • Tipping bellmen is always appreciated, even a token amount.

  • Round up to the nearest 5,000 Dong (or greater) when paying cabbies (you don’t want a lot of 1,000 Dong notes since they’re almost worthless)

  • There are some some locations where people actively solicit tips or
    ‘lucky money’ for doing something simple, like holding a car door
    open (this occurs at a specific bar in Hanoi). They may not be happy with the small
    amount I give them, but I don’t want/need my car door open, so they
    can deal with it.

In general, when paying, I round up to the nearest 5,000 or 10,000 Dong that I have. I just have no desire to carry around a large amount of small denominated paper currency. There are no coins in Vietnamese currency.

Note: Dong is the Vietnamese curency. You can also see it abbreviated as VND.

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