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By: gomike

I do not quite agree with this article. Airlines like to tack on insurance also when you book a reservation, they try to sell you mileage booster, priority check in, elite line. Airlines have change...

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By: Kim

My *favorite* add-on fee has to be the NYC mandatory bellhop fee. (It’s in their union contract.) I never use bellhops except where I know I’m getting charged either way.

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By: cjr

I have to agree with Eric on this one, and that while rental car companies do have some ugly fees, often the *legitimate* fees are ones that are out of their control. The same would apply to hotels,...

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By: Preston

Keep in mind the government is behind way to much of the extras. That being said we say we would like one flat rate but studies show the compay that offers it is often dismissed as too expensive. I...

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By: Bruce

Car rental companies have conspired (or followed each other’s footsteps, its hard to tell which) and pushed one-way rental drop off fees into the stratosphere. I used to rent at one airport and return...

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By: Duke Nukem

Sure Tom, let’s bring in more money! If only I could fix my printer….. No money to fix it, no job to make money to fix it, no good economy equals no job to make money to fix it…How about a bailout?...

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By: Elizabeth Smith

As a home-based travel agent who is not paid a salary, I charge $25 for an airline ticket, and that fee includes research, booking, changes, and monitoring the client’s trip until the end. Honestly,...

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By: Melinda

As a travel agent, I’m surprised to see that others charge fees. The only fee that the agency I work for charges is a service fee on airline tickets that we issue through our GDS. This is so that we...

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By: Steve

The interesting thing about the hotel fees (and you could probably argue either side – that this makes them the best or the worst kind of fee) is that they tend to be more prevalent at higher-end...

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By: Joe Farrell

I’ve actually considered buying a car for a one way rental over a period of a week or two -the loss selling it would cost less than the rental. I’ve gotten over the car rental issues with one way...

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By: Mark K

@ Tippy Hate to disappoint you, but every airline I fly (CO UA F9 and WN) does exactly what you are accusing Southwest of – they all wait until you select all segments of you flight before showing the...

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By: Mike Z

I guess I don’t understand. The question was who has the worst fees, not what industry people *think* has the worst fees. also, are we going by percentage here, or dollar amount? I would guess that...

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By: David

As a resident of Australia I can sympathise with everyone who has written to complain about the myriad of fees loaded onto our airline fares, car rental and hotel accommodation. However I feel that...

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By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Well, that surprised me too, though I know car rental charges are exorbitant. Like another commenter, I actually considered buying an old banger on my next trip to Europe – it would be cheaper than a...

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By: Geoff

There is no way that a travel agent could stay in business with a $100.00 service charge on a ticket. I would bet that there should be more to the transaction. I order visas, train tickets, specialized...

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