The practice of tipping is not essentially followed
in Malaysia. It depends utterly on your wish, whether you want to give a
tip or not. In many countries, tipping is considered a significant part
of social etiquette. For sure, there is nothing wrong if you grant a
tip, in fact the person will be more than happy to accept it. People
like waiters, porters, room-service boys, cabbies etc, are usually shown
gratitude by giving a tip for their services. Though tipping is not
necessary in Malaysia, you can bestow tip for the admirable services of
service providers. Since tipping depends on your wish, its amount cannot
be specified too. Check out the given rules and guidelines for tipping
in Malaysia.
Nearly all hotels and restaurants charge service charges into the
bill. So, it's unnecessary to give tip. If you really want to leave
a tip, pay at least 10% of the bill, or else leave the change.
There are metered taxis in big cities. For the first two
kilometers, they charge RM2 and then, 10 sen for every succeeding
200m. If you're traveling between midnight and 6am, be ready to pay
a surcharge of 5% on the amount. Moreover, if you want to tip the
driver, it could be RM5-10.
While checking-out from the hotel, tips can be given to porter
and room service staff.
If you're taking services of a tourist guide, a reasonable tip
can also be granted to him.
In case you have signed up a taxi for a few days, a tip of about
RM 25-50 can be given to the driver.
