Hyatt adding CC surcharge?

[Moopere]

While I agree to an extent, I do have an issue with business that embed the use of credit cards into their business processes (in the case of hotels wanting to swipe you card for a hold at check-in), and then want to charge you for using them.

Oh sure. I'm not going to argue for even a moment that the use of CC's vastly benefits the hotel business model, it certainly does, in a similar way CC's benefit the rental car business, another example of rife and silly levy/cost recovery figures added to the final price. I guess I'm saying I don't ultimately care about the percentage added to a hotels costs that is passed on to me. I don't, for instance, really care what margin they add internally to their labour costs.

What I care about is that I don't want all this rubbish exposed to me as the customer. Just give me a single figure, which is the real cost of staying per night. Don't add other surcharges and levies which do nothing but obfuscate the real retail price.

 

[ric_melb]

Being reported on Flyer Talk that Sheraton on the Park, and it seems the Starwood chain in Australia, will be applying a 1.5% surcharge on credit cards from January on.

 

[Deewhy]

Looks like they are all doing it. Booked a mirvac and an iHG hotel recently and both warned me of 1.5% added to the bill. It's price gouging and they're all in on it! I guess if one gets left behind, there's going to be 1.5% revenue off their bottom line! It's a racket - They must be price fixing!

 

[skywalkerLAX]

Same for Hyatt Regency Perth, however 'does not apply to prepaid bookings' !

Let them maximize, that means I will maximize as well. Starting at the Lounge as well as if there are the slightest issues with the room. Might come them more expensive to compensate eventual issues... :evil: