Monkey See - Monkey Do

[omegaet]

Well.....if the airlines can get away with 'extra fees' why shouldn't hotels seek to develop similar revenue streams:


Hotels could see $1.8 billion a year from fees, study finds - Los Angeles Times

[jsattapr2]

Well.....if the airlines can get away with 'extra fees' why shouldn't hotels seek to develop similar revenue streams:


Hotels could see $1.8 billion a year from fees, study finds - Los Angeles Times

Of course, why hadn't I seen this concept coming? There is no way I will stand for these types of extra fees. I will end up staying in hostels before I get stuck with this stuff.

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I have challenged hotels on the mini bar re-stocking fee and had it taken off - if I do not use the mini bar, I do not want to be charged for it and I have had hotels charge for just changing the stock in the refrigerator!

I have also challenged the "resort fee" - if I am not using the gym, etc. I also do not want to pay - I only had 1 hotel agree to take these charges off, so now I will not stay in a hotel that charges a resort fee if I have other choices in the area

[kyshel]

Major airlines are NOT charging EXTRA fees. Airlines are charging a ticket price and IF pax want to purchase something a la carte, they may do so. You want to bring the kitchen sink, pay for it, You want to bring Fido, pay for it. If you want your oversized golf clubs, pay for them. If you want WIFI on board, pay for it. You want liquor, pay.
Or, does anyone here want to pay a higher ticket at an equal flat price per person, and subsidize all other pax' extras mentioned above (and more?? ) You can't have it both ways.
I agree about the legitimacy of a hotel's surcharges. These should be user specific, just like airline a la cartes.

[kapper]

Sorry, kyshel, can't agree with your position. Airlines are charging EXTRA fees, just as many resorts are charging EXTRA fees. It's all about increasing revenue through whatever fees the consumer will tolerate.

[kyshel]

Kapper--maybe all the LCC's are--Spirit, Mr O'Leary's Livery, Jetstar, etc. Major legacy carriers aren't charging for boarding cards, check-in etc. Things that are included in the ticket base. What extra fees do you mean? And by that I mean beyond the terms agreed to by pax when purchasing a ticket online from Dl, KLM, BA,LH etc.--or yes, you may pay a fee for service if you can't book yourself. That's a la carte and has been for years.
Major legacy carriers do not include Thompson, Southwest, EasyJet, charters and similar.

[jsattapr2]

There's another industry that's using the 'à la carte' abuse structure. Banking, sorry bonniejoy03, constantly invents new ways to 'give me à la carte choices' or as I see it, take my money through grossly unconscionable fees. And I know, I have the choices to use other banks, which of course, offer me similar choices.

Anyway, have a nice day and just remember fees are fees, no matter what you call them!

[kyshel]

I remember when I got my first "ma'am" from the young male bank teller, who then proceeded to inform me that my birthday was coming up and I would get free checking!! I was turning 50! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH I hated getting maam-ed!!
Adding insult to injury?
Of course, my account was free before that date but nowdays it earns zippo....I just move money regularly...
Credit cards have been doing it for longer than I can remember.
PS--where's my toaster???????

[bonniejoy03]

So true about the comparison with banking..

[jmbklj]

Say what?? Paying nearly $1,000 in extra fees for 2 checked bags? I guess it IS possible according to this article from Fare Compare, if you have both an oversized and an overweight bag on a US legacy airline. As the article says, nothing sets tempers flaring like a rousing discussion of baggage fees, but what’s really fascinating is that just five years ago, no one talked about this because such fees did not exist.

It’s not just the legacy carriers that pile it on, either. Southwest is well known for its “bags fly free” slogan, and it’s true that there is no fee for two checked-bags. However, if one of those bags is overweight (50 to 100 pounds), you’ll pay a fee of $100 round-trip; if the bag is also oversize (larger than 62 inches), add an additional $100 round-trip. Even “free bags” can wind up costing you, if you’re not careful. Personally, I would NEVER want a bag that large, or that heavy.


For the full story,
Paying Nearly $1,000 in Fees for Two Checked-Bags: Airline Fees 3.0