Watch Those Fees at Hotels!

Travel Rob 8/25/143:20 PM

A study released today by Bjorn Hanson who is a professor at New York University's hospitality school,says hotels will take in a record $2.25 billion in revenue from add-on fees. That's 6 percent more than 2013 and nearly double that of a decade ago.

Unusual Fees listed in the article by some hotels:

An 18% administration fee to restock the minibar on top of the price of the item.

A personal use fee of $25 if guest puts their own soda or bottled water in the minibar

A $30 fee to skip the check in line.

http://www.mercurynews.com/eat...end-fees-record-high

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Travel RobGumbo Guru

Seems like both the airline and hotel industry keep learning from each other on introducing new fees. I remember how outraged people were about the fees on RyanAir. Now those fees seem mild in compared to other companies .

8/25/147:43 PM

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