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Hotel Charges that are in Dollars

by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, December 11, 2016, 21:06 (3625 days ago) @ BLANQUITO

If primary clientele is American expect USD prices and if Mexican expect MXN

The primary clientele in all our hotels are Mexicans. The reason prices are in dollars is a holdover from the 80's when the currency devalued catastrophically, losing several hundred percent of its value in a relatively short time. There is no reason to do this today except perhaps laziness or just plain greed since it is prejudicial to Mexicans and all other non-US tourists. I don't buy the excuse that it's "convenient for US tourists", especially since they are a long ways from making up the majority of our tourists. Unfortunately posting rates in dollars is even used by some lodging owners to intentionally discriminate against Mexican tourists.


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