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Yep. That's why I stay in hotels and don't pay fees.
Not sure if you have stayed in US hotels lately, now they don't clean (except between people, COVID really took care of that) and more and more hotels are adding 'Destination Fees' that are supposed to provide benefits but don't. Oh, we charge you an extra $40 a night, and here is a free voucher for $15 in food from our cafe where prices are 5x.
The capitalism greed speed run lately is exhausting.
I travel pretty often. Most places ive been this year have someone in to grab the trash, make the beds, and swap the towels /replace hotel provided toiletries and coffee/tea every other day.
The hotel I just stayed in charged a fee for everything from parking to wifi.
Shit hotel
I do the same, hotels work better for all but the largest groups. But I have definitely noticed hotes getting more expensive, and a recent lawsuit against Expedia might explain why, that company contractually obligates hotels to raise their prices across the board for everyone, not just customers buying through Expedia-owned platforms.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-expedia-rigs-travel-markets-and
Its almost like Adam Smith was right.
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices."
Holy shit. I knew it was bad, but it's been a while since I traveled. I did not know it was already THAT bad.
Thanks for the link, good article.