Whats the tipping etiquette in Egypt?
Before you leave the UK change enough to see you over a day or two of arrival. The rate of exchange is always higher in Egypt than in the UK. Our banks close on Friday & Saturday. If you are flying on a Thursday & are on a b&b basis at the hotel i suggest you change about £100 in UK. The guys here earn very little salary(200 – 300le £25-£30 per month) & therefore rely on tips, if you are A.I. then you tip just 1 or 2 egyptian pounds daily(10p – 20p) I do not advise you to tip in US.$ they will think you very rich.Any other board basis around 5le if you consider the service to be good you can leave a little extra when you vacate the hotel. Just fetch GBP & change notes in any bank. Hotels will be pleased to change money though they will give much lower rate. We do have ATM machines that can change notes & give you currency from your card, again you will get lower rate. I hope this information is of help to you? Should you need any more information about our Country rules & regulations e
