Unfortunately, travelers know this scam all too well. You research rental car options and find one for $50 a day. Not amazing, but reasonable. You book it, feeling like you avoided getting ripped off. When you arrive at the rental counter, all bets are off. After a few minutes of furious typing and a contract […]
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Our friends at View From the Wing reported on a new trend emerging at some Marriott properties, leaving guests without cars scratching their heads and their wallets a little lighter. Reports indicate that certain Marriott hotels are now imposing a mandatory parking fee on all guests, regardless of whether they actually have a vehicle. Some
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I saw an article on Reddit regarding the trend for Marriotts charging for parking in non-urban locations. I had the same experience with a Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut. It appears to be an evolving trend that’s frustrating travelers nationwide, hotels in suburban and non-urban areas are increasingly implementing parking fees—a charge once almost exclusively
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I found on the Marriott Reddit page, a story about Hilton offering the option for $10 to reserve a room far from the elevator or close to the elevator. I was thinking this is some joke on Hilton since it was on the Marriott page. But a found a post on a Hilton page from
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A new revenue trend is gaining traction at hotels. It relates to charging fees for early check ins. Recently, a guest was checking into a Newark Courtyard Marriott and was charged $50 for an early check in. Normal check in time at this hotel was 3:00 pm and this guest wanted to check in at
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I just read an article that highlight an unspoken truth about resort fees at hotels. Basically the article highlights that a Holiday Inn Express in Hudson Wisconsin, charges a resort fee (aka amenities fee) for providing absolutely nothing of value to its customers. From their website, they highlight potato chips as one of their amenities.
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Restaurants are trying to join the junk fee party with one restaurant introducing a Linen Cleaning fee. Marco Pierre White’s London Steakhouse charges £1.50 per person for tablecloths and napkins. The fee is listed on the restaurant’s à la carte menu. The fee is intended to cover the cost of laundering table linens and napkins. The restaurant also charges
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