Greetings my fellow Observers,
The hotel and hospitality industry is taking a page from the airline industry by charging additional fees for services that were once offered at no cost. These additional fees are expected to add $ 2.47 billion dollars in additional profit to the industry's bottom line.
The average rate for an overnight stay in a hotel will increase to
$ 120.00 per night which represents a 5% increase. This is all due to the fact that hotel guests, unlike airline travelers, have not protested as loudly. Since 2008, the extra fees collected by hotels from guests have increased by 41%.
The following is a list of additional fees that travelers can expect when checking into a hotel:
1. There will be charge for checking in early
2. To guarantee a particular room
3. Resort Fees
4. Reservation cancelation fees
5. Mini bar restocking fees
6. Internet fees
6. Parking
7. Business Center fees
8. Baggage holding fees
9. Fees for non smoking rooms
10. There will also be a fee if you want two twin beds in your room
Some of these fees already exists and the hospitality industry is moving forward by adding more fees because market research has revealed that many travelers, mainly millennials, have become accustomed to paying fees when they travel.
Bjorn Hanson, a professor at New York University's Tisch Center
for Hospitality and Tourism states "that fees and surcharges seem normal now and many travelers know that there will be charges for the services that they receive."
These increases are standard across the board as more and more companies make efforts to increase their bottom line. Now, if they would only pay their workers so that they could enjoy a stay at one of their hotels, maybe these rate increases wouldn't be much easier for the public to absorb.
Mad Man
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