Comments on: How straight is your pricing model? http://peterzaitsev.com/2009/09/25/how-straight-is-your-pricing-model/ Personal thoughts, business, economics, politics Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Morgan Tocker http://peterzaitsev.com/2009/09/25/how-straight-is-your-pricing-model/#comment-1623 Morgan Tocker Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:25:21 +0000 http://peterzaitsev.com/?p=92#comment-1623 Another example is the "fuel surcharges" on some flights. I remember hearing that it costs something like $2/hr/passenger while cruising, so sometimes these are vastly exaggerated. The other killer for me with the hotel traps is how persistent they are at hiding them. You ask for a quote, you get a generic one back that omits some of the essential details you asked for. You ask for clarification on five points, they reply back answering three. The cycle is continues. Then on no less than about six occasions they try and upsell you on catering. Another example is the “fuel surcharges” on some flights. I remember hearing that it costs something like $2/hr/passenger while cruising, so sometimes these are vastly exaggerated.

The other killer for me with the hotel traps is how persistent they are at hiding them. You ask for a quote, you get a generic one back that omits some of the essential details you asked for. You ask for clarification on five points, they reply back answering three. The cycle is continues. Then on no less than about six occasions they try and upsell you on catering.

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