United Arab Emirates Culture, Etiquette & Language Essentials (Arabic (العربية (Al-'Arabiyyah)))

10% service charge + 5% VAT + 7% municipality fee are often itemized on hotel bills; leave AED 10–25 or 10% for attentive waitstaff, AED 5–10 for bellhops/valets, and round up taxi fares. Desalinated municipal tap water meets WHO standards, though most hotels and restaurants provide filtered or local bottled mineral water (Masafi / Mai Dubai).