Call for legalization of travel-related tipping in China

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 15:38 — Anonymous Major Chinese travel website Ctrip.com
recently announced the launch of a "travel tipping project" on all
domestic tours. The new plan will entitle its staff to accept service fees
during domestic trips as an official part of their salary.The Shanghai-based
bilingual site hopes to establish an incentive system through the project
that will encourage its tourist guides to deliver better services. The
Nasdaq-listed company is also calling for the government to lift the ban on
travel tipping in China. Tips officially prohibited in China Mainland Chinese
travelers aren't in the habit of giving tips. In fact, tipping is officially
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