greed in paradise

by rojo, Monday, February 08, 2016, 10:38 (3931 days ago)

I have spoken to 3 different people who are not very happy with these hotels that are charging in US dollars. One party reserved a hotel last May but the hotel didn't want any payment before they got here. These non American tourists received a 20 point increase in their rate because of the currency fluctuation. I thought Mexico had their own currency ? Quit ripping off the tourists or this place will die for tourism. Tourist places that get a bad reputation might never recover

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(US $ Pricing) greed in paradise

by dhunsber @, ¡Dondequiera que voy, estoy aquí!, Monday, February 08, 2016, 16:41 (3930 days ago) @ rojo

You're mostly singing to the choir here, rojo.
This topic had a lengthy discussion a few weeks ago,
and almost all of us expressed similar sentiments.

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not everyone so greedy

by bav, Monday, February 08, 2016, 17:12 (3930 days ago) @ dhunsber

Can't resist reporting that I was quoted price for weeks lodging in Oaxaca in US dollars in November 2015. When I arrived in Jan 2016 and asked how much I owed, I was told that the price was now ~10% less (in dollars) because of change in exchange rate! It didn't matter whether I paid in US$ or pesos. A pleasant surprise!

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not everyone so greedy

by norm, Monday, February 08, 2016, 18:16 (3930 days ago) @ bav

Same thing happened to me here in Zihua.Hotel Real de Palma charged me less than my original quote because they charge in pesos

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greed in paradise

by Mexalberta @, Monday, February 08, 2016, 18:25 (3930 days ago) @ rojo

We pay in cdn here in Ixtapa
If it wasn't cdn or pesos we would be in PV

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