Hotels find revenue in new add-on fees

[unhappycamper]

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Guests wait in line to check in at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. To avoid the wait, they would pay $30 extra. To check in early is another $30, and a late check-out adds a $30 fee.

Hotels find revenue in new add-on fees
Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:53 pm | Updated: 2:26 pm, Thu Aug 28, 2014.

NEW YORK - Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, "Are we there yet?" The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even for items they never use.

Guaranteeing two queen beds or one king bed will cost you, as will checking in early or checking out late. Don't need the in-room safe? You are likely still paying. And the overpriced can of soda may be the least of your issues with the hotel minibar.

Vacationers are finding it harder to anticipate the true cost of their stay, especially because many of these charges vary from hotel to hotel, even within the same chain.

Coming out of the recession, the travel industry grew fee-happy. Car rental companies charged extra for services such as electronic toll collection devices and navigation systems. And airlines gained notoriety for adding fees for checking luggage, picking seats in advance, skipping lines at security and boarding early.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Will you be wanting water in that toilet? NT

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[rurallib]

2. or as happened to my traveling companion on a business trip

do you want that toilet to flush?