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In response to "That Hotel Amenities story on B2 is the most depressing thing I've read today." by Mel Profit

I love that they're getting rid of services and raising rates.

Posted by peggy ann mcamanda (aka amanda) Jan 9 '14, 07:46

PKF expects hotels to raise rates in 2014, so any decisions to remove perks will have to be balanced against the likelihood that guests will become dissatisfied.

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All because some egghead doesn't like the percentage INCREASE in profits. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 07:48 4
- Exactly. It is the type of business practice that diminishes a brand. -- nm - David Jan 9, 08:01
- but please understand that I think that many of these changes are a long time coming. I *lived* in hotels for nine months three years ago - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 9, 07:55 2
  - All jokes aside (*briefly, I've had espresso)...I get the business aspects to all of this. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 07:59
  - Smart phones have placed all manner of services within reach at reasonable rates when you are in a strange place -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 07:59

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