"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
> Some people love to tip. An expensive trip I took years ago where it said
> that all tips were paid/taken care of. It was mentioned over-and-over
> during the trip. But at the end of the trip, everyone whispered-whispered
> about tipped the guide. They all felt better about themselves giving it
> to him. Did I give, too? I don't remember. Maybe yes, maybe no. I
> liked him a lot, he was quite entertaining throughout.

We took a trip like that. All tips were included for the hotels and
restaurants, but the tour guide and bus driver was to be tipped. They even
gave some guidelines as to how much.

When we rent a house for a stay, we usually take a gift for the owner but
never a tip.