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Hotels impose fees, restrictions that drive new sources of revenue
Published Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE deal on the website of Hilton Hotels & Resorts seemed like a good one to Jeffrey Buszkiewicz: A 72-hour online sale after Thanksgiving showed a US$129 room at a Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan for Christmas night. Two subsequent nights cost more.
But there was a hitch. After he talked about it with his wife and was ready to book, the rate had increased by US$40 a night when he logged on again the next day.
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