How to Tip Around the World To tip or not to tip isn’t so much the question when you’re traveling. It’s more like how much to tip, to whom, and where? It can be one of the most confusing (and expensive) decisions you make on a trip. Read on for our guide to tipping in countries around the world…and now that you won’t be wasting money on overtipping, you can go ahead and book a cool hotel on Gogobot. United States Sometimes it seems like you tip just for receiving a smile in the U.S. these days.