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| Jul 15, 2013 at 3:39 | comment | added | codinghands | Several friends currently doing this in Berlin - EUR 3 still the going rate per tourist. IIRC there have been problems actually getting pubs etc. to agree to be the end stop, as the tour manager has to sit there all day and basically use the place as an office to collect cash / audit tours every day. | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 15:41 | comment | added | Scott McIntyre | I assume Sandeman's also must get kickbacks from their mid-tour coffee stop and from ending up the tour at a pub. | |
| Mar 30, 2012 at 15:11 | comment | added | Kris | I've done the Sandeman's Free tour in 4 cities. In all instances, the guides have only mentioned tips twice during the trips, first at the outset, explaining why the tour is "free" and then again right at the end. Never any pressure. I've usually tipped €10 since they are well worth it. The free tours also serve to advertise their paid tours (guides will often add that you can learn more about this or that in some paid tour) and I've bought several such as a result. | |
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| Mar 30, 2012 at 3:16 | history | answered | Doc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |