When I first heard this, that's what I thought.
Caesar's Entertainment just completed their bankruptcy and since it cost them tens if not hundreds of millions in attorneys fees, I knew that, that cost would be passed on to their visitors somehow.
Well, that's not the official standing, anyway.
The Caesar bosses are proclaiming better WiFi service in the rooms, maintaining passes to their property's fitness center, and a whole lot of other gobble-gook.
But, the fees are here to stay -- and they will charge them for as long as visitors continue to book and stay at their properties and are willing to fork over their hard earned money.
Resort Fees to Increase at Caesars Entertainment Properties
Anyway, the other sad note is that even Free Parking at Resort Properties is a thing of the past, too!
Now, if you are staying at the property there is a discount. But, that varies property to property.
Years ago, when I first moved to Las Vegas, I took a part-time job as a taxi driver -- to get familiar with the city and 'Strip!' And, once picked up a lady at a casino and drove her to the airport.
Along the way, as we were talking, she said (paraphrasing here) that she remembered when Las Vegas was eloquent. She said, Las Vegas had turned into a K-Mart. When she first came to Las Vegas years ago, it was a different time; a time when people dressed up to go down to the casino just to gamble.
I asked: why did she think it changed so much? What she said next, I will remember this for the rest of my life.
She said, Las Vegas changed when the casinos were bought up by corporations. She said when the 'mob' ran Vegas, they made sure you got a meal and freebies to remember your visit. Now, she continued, everything is a profit center.
And she laughed, even housekeeping.
As I sit here today, I ponder her statement. and ask myself, How are they going to make money through housekeeping?
Oh, that's right! In the future -- near or far -- prepare yourself for a Resort to charge a "Housekeeping Fee."
Contacting David Howes is easy -- either by: davidATdavidhowesDOTnet OR call him at: 70 25 01 93 88 AND Follow David on Twitter: @DavidAHowes
Caesar's Entertainment just completed their bankruptcy and since it cost them tens if not hundreds of millions in attorneys fees, I knew that, that cost would be passed on to their visitors somehow.
Well, that's not the official standing, anyway.
The Caesar bosses are proclaiming better WiFi service in the rooms, maintaining passes to their property's fitness center, and a whole lot of other gobble-gook.
But, the fees are here to stay -- and they will charge them for as long as visitors continue to book and stay at their properties and are willing to fork over their hard earned money.
Resort Fees to Increase at Caesars Entertainment Properties
Anyway, the other sad note is that even Free Parking at Resort Properties is a thing of the past, too!
Now, if you are staying at the property there is a discount. But, that varies property to property.
Years ago, when I first moved to Las Vegas, I took a part-time job as a taxi driver -- to get familiar with the city and 'Strip!' And, once picked up a lady at a casino and drove her to the airport.
Along the way, as we were talking, she said (paraphrasing here) that she remembered when Las Vegas was eloquent. She said, Las Vegas had turned into a K-Mart. When she first came to Las Vegas years ago, it was a different time; a time when people dressed up to go down to the casino just to gamble.
I asked: why did she think it changed so much? What she said next, I will remember this for the rest of my life.
She said, Las Vegas changed when the casinos were bought up by corporations. She said when the 'mob' ran Vegas, they made sure you got a meal and freebies to remember your visit. Now, she continued, everything is a profit center.
And she laughed, even housekeeping.
As I sit here today, I ponder her statement. and ask myself, How are they going to make money through housekeeping?
Oh, that's right! In the future -- near or far -- prepare yourself for a Resort to charge a "Housekeeping Fee."
Contacting David Howes is easy -- either by: davidATdavidhowesDOTnet OR call him at: 70 25 01 93 88 AND Follow David on Twitter: @DavidAHowes
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