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High Airline, Hotel Fees to Continue

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    Consumerist Deputy Editor Chris Morran on hotels now charging additional fees like airlines.

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Meanwhile d.s to fly charges -- hotels -- the consumers principal says that they're here and they're gonna stay and they're gonna get worse.

And I guess -- you're right because that is exactly what -- what do you make of all these latest friends.

Oh well it's all part of the airfare thing it's all about advertising a very low air -- but then sneaking in all these fees behind behind.

After yeah after people you sign up for that -- -- they say they have to pay three dollars for -- six dollars that and hotels are now going to be doing the same thing.

You know not all -- -- giving away free Wi-Fi but those that have been.

We're doing as a perk.

But now they're realizing they were really shortsighted and it's really expensive to -- -- free Wi-Fi and everybody so now they're gonna start nickle and -- and customers for.

I suspect goes by you don't just a bit of an idea that even if there were not expensive for them they would find this a great lucrative source of of a fund's.

And and that's only the top of that but.

Where else are today and can we expect the day will -- us.

-- the biggest thing you see this in places like Vegas and and NCs like Miami where there's these.

Your resort fees he certainly show up to a hotel and there's a 2030 dollar fee on top of you know on top your reservation -- -- get -- -- some places -- cracking down have but.

It is it's not the fee you -- courts are they rent you it's -- the F rape you you you that was advertised on the website when you he signed up.

But the it's they hit you with -- regardless.

Can you won't come back to them the next one -- -- when you check got a hotel.

You know you're charging me for for using the gym I never use the gym or is that just built in no we just have it here -- you're gonna be charged regardless of how do you fight that.

It's really hard to they'll say it's hidden in these terms of service here when you sign -- when you go on the -- -- and you -- in the form and you -- it.

Senior director room for the -- -- -- there -- an airfare.

You'll see you have you know 5000 word.

As you know contract that you have to click you agree -- -- -- -- -- hidden -- there is that you -- did you know these tiny little things and you -- -- -- -- resort fees and and other.

-- -- -- For the united -- break one of the stationary bikes for the Fed pumped in the Hudson Chris thank you very much been having.

Thank you.

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