January 22, 2010: Surprise hotel fees
Category: Travel
Posted by: David M Patt
How would you like to pay a hotel an air-conditioning fee, or a housekeeping fee, or a bellhop fee - when you didn't even use a bellhop?
Sue Pelletier pointed to a list of outrageous hotel fees that people have encountered.
Bottom line? Always make a fuss about unreasonable fees. Don't worry about being tagged a complainer or holding up a long line of customers. Don't avoid complaining because you think you'll lose or because you don't like confrontation (you should never be afraid of confrontation).
You may win your spat. Even if you don't, you should force hotels to deal with angry consumers who can very easily stay somewhere else. If we all did that, some of these fees might be eliminated.
Sue Pelletier pointed to a list of outrageous hotel fees that people have encountered.
Bottom line? Always make a fuss about unreasonable fees. Don't worry about being tagged a complainer or holding up a long line of customers. Don't avoid complaining because you think you'll lose or because you don't like confrontation (you should never be afraid of confrontation).
You may win your spat. Even if you don't, you should force hotels to deal with angry consumers who can very easily stay somewhere else. If we all did that, some of these fees might be eliminated.
