Will surcharges hurt Vegas tourism? Europe weakest in air transport recovery, New Moscow luxury hotel
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When Drew Tipton tried to add a few more days to his Avis rental, he expected to pay the daily rate. But wait, what’s this on the bill? A $10 rental extension fee?
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Last week, several airlines added a $10 “miscellaneous” charge for flights on on Nov. 29, Jan. 2 and 3. — those are the peak travel days after Thanksgiving and New Years. The news sent the travel blogosphere into something of a frenzy. My colleague Janice Hough this morning predicted the “holiday surcharge” was only the beginning of a new fee orgy.
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When it comes to fees, never underestimate the car rental industry’s creativity. If you do, you might miss the six percent fee that Avis slipped on Monica Huchro’s bill last week.
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US Airway has announced that passengers will soon be able to prepay their baggage fees when they check-in online. The online fee will be, first bags at $15 and second bags at $25, the same as US Airways currently charges. Unfortunately, the story doesn’t end there.
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The only thing surprising about travel these days is that people are surprised by it.
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And you know what that means. Higher prices at the pump. More airline and cruise fees. Maybe even the return of dreaded fuel surcharges.
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As far as airline fees go, it probably doesn’t get any more absurd than this: The fee for Christy Lynn Wilson’s miniature-schnauzer mix to fly under her seat on Delta Air Lines is $300 — $28 less than her airfare.
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