cheryl
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5 frustrating travel fees actually worth paying - Chron
By now nearly every traveler has been hit by surprise “resort fees” or overpriced wi-fi fees at hotels. Airlines demand fees for bags, food, and seat assignments. Rental car companies pile on all kinds of extra “concession” fees or hit us with obnoxiously high per-gallon fees when we don’t have time to fill up the car on the way back to the airport.
While paying airline or hotel fees feels rotten, the airlines love them—last year they collected nearly $5 billion in baggage fees alone.
But all fees are not bad. As a matter of fact, I’m happy to pay fees that can truly improve my travel experience-- especially when traveling during the crowded and hectic holidays.
Here are five fees I don’t mind paying...and you should consider in the coming weeks as we enter what could be the busiest holiday travel season...ever!
By now nearly every traveler has been hit by surprise “resort fees” or overpriced wi-fi fees at hotels. Airlines demand fees for bags, food, and seat assignments. Rental car companies pile on all kinds of extra “concession” fees or hit us with obnoxiously high per-gallon fees when we don’t have time to fill up the car on the way back to the airport.
While paying airline or hotel fees feels rotten, the airlines love them—last year they collected nearly $5 billion in baggage fees alone.
But all fees are not bad. As a matter of fact, I’m happy to pay fees that can truly improve my travel experience-- especially when traveling during the crowded and hectic holidays.
Here are five fees I don’t mind paying...and you should consider in the coming weeks as we enter what could be the busiest holiday travel season...ever!