Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bar
Round to nearest euro
Hotel housekeepers
€1 to €1.50 per day
Porters
€1 to €1.50 per bag
Restaurants
Generally 2% to 5%; 10% if exceptional
Taxi
10% to 15%
Toilet attendant
€0.20 to €0.50
Tour guide
€1 to €2 per person
Travellers Cheques
Secure and fee-free, but not widely accepted. Must be converted at exchange bureaux, and
rates aren't always favourable.
Public Holidays
French Public Holidays
The following
jours fériés
(public holidays) are observed in France:
New Year's Day
(
Jour de l'An
) 1 January
Easter Sunday & Monday
(
Pâques & lundi de Pâques
) Late March/April
May Day
(
Fête du Travail
) 1 May
Victoire 1945
8 May - celebrates the Allied victory that ended WWII
Ascension Thursday
(
L'Ascension
) May - the 40th day after Easter
Pentecost/Whit Sunday & Whit Monday
(
Pentecôte & lundi de Pentecôte
) Mid-May to
mid-June - celebrated seventh Sunday after Easter
Bastille Day/National Day
(Fête Nationale) 14 July
Assumption Day
(
L'Assomption
) 15 August
All Saints' Day
(
La Toussaint
) 1 November
