TIPS ON AVOIDING TIPS

Take out instead of eating out. If you order takeout, no tip is expected because no table service is provided.

Visit a business with a no-tipping policy. Restaurants such as New York’s Riki, a Japanese restaurant, have policies that say, “Tipping is not required nor expected.” But beware: Instead, some “no tipping” restaurants add a mandatory “service charge” of 18% to 20%.

Avoid the outstretched hands. (You can.) You can stay in vacation rentals, rent a car or use mass transit, buy your food in a grocery store and take the self-guided tour and avoid having to leave a tip. If you’re on a longer trip, you might like traveling the other way better.