New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted on corruption charges, which I read as his being charged with being a politician from New Jersey. At issue is the trading of official acts in exchange for gifts from a donor. The Hill details some of the allegations in the indictment. Senator Menendez helped 3 girlfriends […]
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I hate when hotels charge resort fees. Resort fees are basically a way to artificially raise the cost of hotel stays, given that many people don't pay attention to the "fine print."
And I never really understood resort fees either. If I'm to stay at a resort, shouldn't my room include the amenities of the hotel, rather than there being an extra, standardized fee which covers things like towels at the pool, etc. It's the hotel equivalent of airline fuel surcharges. If I'm paying for a plane ticket, shouldn't the cost of that ticket include fuel?
But I also get why hotels charge resort fees. Because any resort that doesn't charge one would instantly be at a disadvantage. When people are comparing rates they'd be comparing the rates of one hotel with a resort fee to another hotel without a resort fee. So it's really tough for hotels to break the resort fee "cycle."
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I generally like to give folks a bit more notice, but I'll be over on Twitter at 9AM Pacific / 12PM Eastern discussing miles and points with Chris McGinnis and Johnny Jet as part of their weekly TravelSkills chat.
If you aren't already following me on Twitter now's a good time! ;p You can watch the hashtag #travelskills to follow the conversation.
For those of you who don't have Twitter, I've also tried to embed the conversation below so you can follow along, and we can certainly continue the conversation in the comments!
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