Tipping · 🇧🇧
Tipping in Barbados
Customary: 10%. 10% service is normally on the bill. Round up on top.
At restaurants
What is customary: Service is usually already on the bill
Worked example
On a BBD100.00 bill, 10% is BBD10.00, so you would hand over BBD110.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about BBD25.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Expected on guided tours. Catamaran crews are tipped as a crew.
The money
Barbados uses the Barbadian Dollar (BBD). Today 1 GBP is 2.7049 BBD.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.