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I guess hotels are more evil than airlines now, since while they do the same "unbundling" of pricing, the whole things is a scam because you have no choice but
by xp84 4y ago
I guess hotels are more evil than airlines now, since while they do the same "unbundling" of pricing, the whole things is a scam because you have no choice but to pay for all of it even when you don't want those amenities. At least with Spirit you could choose to fly in a middle seat, with no bags at all, no water, no snack, no windowshade, no using the lav, and pay the exact price they advertise.
Although I remember at least 10 years ago staying in a few hotels which advertised in small print something like "A copy of the Chicago Tribune will be provided to you. If you do not want it, notify the front desk and we will credit 50 cents each day off your bill."
- walterbell 4y agohttps://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4105700.html https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4105700.html > On September 3, 1988, the New York Times published an article titled “Hotels, Like the Airlines, Offer Discounts.” That article referenced a new “sophisticated computer technique known as yield management” ... In 1994, Sheryl Kimes of Cornell University, another early pioneer in the field, conducted research on consumer reactions to demand-based pricing practices, indicating that consumers were more accepting of those practices by airlines than by hotels. By 2001, Kimes’ follow-up research confirmed that there was no perceived difference between the two. Dynamic pricing was here to stay.