The Bad News for Travelers in 2008
January 20th, 2008
While a new year often brings the promise of fresh and exciting travel destinations and itineraries, there’s always somebody who decides to put a dampener on things. This year that role has fallen to Christoper Elliott at MSNBC who has created a list of 8 things travelers should expect in 2008 : all of them bad.
Here’s a summary of the bad news for travelers in the coming year:
- There’ll be more so-called “convenience fees” (for example, paying an extra fee to ensure that the specific type of rental car you want will be available).
- There’ll be more energy surcharges – after all, it’s not the travel company’s fault that you’re damaging the environment by traveling.
- Rental car prices will rise.
- Road traffic problems in the United States will worsen (Elliott suggests using trains).
- Cruise costs will increase as cruise companies start charging more often for “extras” that used to be “included”.
- Hotel room costs in the United States will rise – because there are too many travelers and not quite enough rooms.
- Airlines will treat customers even worse – despite the pending introduction of a passengers bill of rights in the United States.
- More travel company, airline and hotel mergers will reduce competition and make things worse for travelers.
Ugh, sounds like a headache. Relax, relieve your stress, book cheap hotel rooms at Hotels Cheap.
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