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Speak Out - Extra Fees?
In American English
Full cost, taxes, fees, etc?
State taxes, federal taxes, tips added, fees added (rental cars), airlines (baggage, surcharges) etc. are all extras that have to be figured into the cost of traveling throughout the nation.
This morning, March 8, 2011, I researched renting a car for an upcoming three-week trip. I tried several of the major rental agencies and the prices ranged from a low of $458 to a high of $568. So, therefore I decided to go with the $458 and toward the end of the Internet pages of forms discovered the $458 price was actually $579 due to the added fees, taxes, surcharges, etc., that were necessary for the rental, but not listed in the original rental advertisement. Backing up, I went back to the rental agency that quoted $568 and discovered that it DID include the taxes, fees, etc., and therefore was the better of the two deals.
At this point I do not believe that I would even reconsider the 'low-ball' company, nor would I recommend it to my friends; I do not like to be deceived.
Unfortunately, one has to be on the lookout for this type of deception in Airline Fares, Motel and Hotel reservations, auto rentals, cruise line fares, show ticketing, etc., and it reflects poorly on the way the tourist industry conducts itself.
Updates to the Speak Out Story.........
04/20/2011
"Travel agents and corporate travel departments are just having to guess at the total price of a trip," said Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition. "Without information on fees, they can't comparison-shop."
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'Last year, airlines forcibly bumped 65,000 passengers and another 681,000 took voluntary offers to give up their seats.' Source AP DALLAS
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"It's just common sense that if an airline loses your bag or you get bumped from a flight because it was oversold, you should be reimbursed," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
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New Rules as of April, 2011 are going into effect. Part of the change in airline habits are:
'The new rule also requires airlines to prominently disclose all potential fees - for checking bags, changing reservations, upgrading seats, and so on their websites. Airlines will also have to include taxes and government-imposed fees in the fares that they advertise. Airlines had argued that car dealers and other businesses don't have to do that.
But in a setback for travel agents, the government declined at least temporarily to force airlines to clearly disclose all fees in their electronic connections with agents.
"Travel agents and corporate travel departments are just having to guess at the total price of a trip," said Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition. "Without information on fees, they can't comparison-shop." Source AP DALLAS
En Español
Lleno costar, grava, costos, etc?
El Estado grava, impuestos federales, las propinas agregaron, los costos agregaron (automóviles de arriendo), aerolíneas (equipaje, sobrecarga) el etc. son todos los extras que tienen que ser figuraron en el costo de viajar a lo largo de la nación.
Esta mañana, Marzo 8, 2011, Yo investigué alquilando un automóvil para una tres próximo - semana de viaje. Yo traté varios de las agencias importantes de arriendo y la gama de precios desde una depresión de $458 al alta de $568. Tan, por lo tanto Yo decidí ir con el $458 y hacia el fin del Internet de páginas de formas descubrió el $458 precio era realmente $579 debido a los costos agregados, los impuestos, sobrecarga, el etc., que eran necesario que el arriendo, pero no enumerara en el anuncio original de arriendo. De ayuda arriba, Yo fui dorso a la agencia de arriendo que cotizó $568 y descubrió que incluyó los impuestos, los costos, etc., y por lo tanto era los mejor de los dos negocios.
En este punto Yo no creo que Yo iguale reconsideraría la 'low-ball'compañía, ni Yo recomiendo lo mis amigos; Yo no gusto ser engaño.
Desafortunadamente, uno tiene que estar a la mira para este tipo de decepción en Tarifas de Aerolínea, Motel y reservas de hotel, los arriendos de auto, navegan línea viaja, el espectáculo marcando, etc., y refleja pobremente sobre la manera la industria turística conduce sí mismo.
Las actualizaciones a la Hablan Fuera Historia. ........
04 / 20 / 2011
" Los agentes de viaje y los departamentos corporativos de viaje simplemente tienen que adivinar en el precio total de un viaje," Kevin dicho Mitchell de la Coalición de Viaje de Negocio. "Sin la información sobre costos, ellos no pueden la comparación - compra."
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'Lastel año, las aerolíneas forzosamente golpearon 65,000 pasajeros y otro 681,000 tomó ofertas voluntario para dar arriba su seats.' Fuente AP DALLAS
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" Es el sentido simplemente común que si una aerolínea pierde su talego o usted consigue golpeó desde un vuelo porque se oversold, usted debería reintegrarse," Rayo de Secretario de Transporte DE EE.UU. LaHood ----- ----- -----
Las Reglas Nuevas a partir de Abril, 2011 van en el efecto. La parte del cambio en hábitos de aerolínea son:
'Thela regla nueva también requiere que aerolíneas a prominentemente revelen todos los costos potenciales - para comprobar talegos, reservas de cambio, mejorando asientos, y tan sobre sus websites. Las aerolíneas también tendrán que incluir impuestos y gobierno - impuestos costos en las tarifas que ellos anuncian. Las aerolíneas habían argumentado esos negociantes de automóvil y los otros negocios no tienen que hacer que.
Pero en un retroceso para agentes de viaje, el gobierno declinó por lo menos temporalmente para forzar aerolíneas aclaramente revelar todos los costos en sus conexioneselectrónicas con agentes.
"Los agentes de viaje y los departamentos corporativos de viaje simplemente tienen que adivinar en el precio total de un viaje," Kevin dicho Mitchell de la Coalición de Viaje deNegocio. " Sin la información sobre costos, ellos no pueden la comparación - compra. " La fuente AP DALLAS
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