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• Thomas says:

  23 Mar23 March 05:18

  Well that’s Marriott scrubbed off the list…

  • Ryan says:

    23 Mar23 March 07:38

    All Marriotts? This only applies to one hotel.

• BS says:

  23 Mar23 March 05:53

  Marriott yet again showing ‘market forces’ do not allow fair competition, and you need regulation to ensure that the market acts fairly.

• Stuart Evans says:

  23 Mar23 March 06:24

  lol Another recent sneaky trick by Marriot; I tried to book a 6 night stay in Dubai at the Senior Rate. This has previously been cancellable until shortly before the stay, with no prepayment required. They now seek prepayment just at the end of the booking process. Given the travel hell of getting refunds over the last year, this is unacceptable and I’ll simply go elsewhere. Any other similar experiences?

  • Harry T says:

    23 Mar23 March 07:36

    That’ll be the hotel itself that is trying to shaft you.

    • Stuart Evans says:

      23 Mar23 March 09:17

      Harry – if it’s just the hotel, is it worth (a)contacting them directly to waive it and/or (b) appeal to Marriott Corp?

      • Harry T says:

        23 Mar23 March 11:28

        Worth speaking to the hotel directly, I think. Do the rate terms and conditions say explicitly that it is prepaid or pay at checkout?

• John says:

  23 Mar23 March 06:38

  $35 billion figure comes from assuming that 5% of passengers would have paid $1500 extra each. Seems a bit of a stretch when typical Y ticket is under $1000

  I appreciate that regular economy has been subject to many enhancements over the years but every time I have paid for premium economy I have found it a waste of money, with 2 exceptions: when I used asia miles for 1.2x Y price and no additional taxes and charges, and when HFP found some cheap ex-EU fares.

  Double the avios plus an unknown amount of extra charges makes it a no go on BA for me. I have paid the cash occasionally, mainly because of TPs and better earn rates on other airlines, but always regret it when on board. It feels just as uncomfortable as normal economy for sleeping (I am 180cm tall) and the food / service is disappointing, if I can’t get into J I’d rather just suck it up and use the money for something else.

  Now that I am no longer interested in chasing TPs I would only consider PE with a small multiplier maybe on mid-length day flights.

  • Secret Squirrel says:

    23 Mar23 March 07:38

    Have you seen the new PE on EK? It’s much better than other airlines PE offerings.

  • Oh Matron! says:

    23 Mar23 March 13:14

    PE on VS is like* UC on VS 15-17 years ago, depending on who you fly with (it makes sense if you read this a few times!)

    Many of us don’t have the luxury of sitting at the front of the bus when travelling on business. However, many of us have some flexibility in the ticket type we book, which allows for upgrading to PE and above

    And, whilst I don’t sleep well on west coast to UK flights in PE, I sleep better than Y 🙂 And it’s very rarely $500 more than Y (on VS, at least)

  • Terri says:

    24 Mar24 March 10:22

    In the last BA sale the £250 difference pp return LHR to NYC between WT and WT+ made it a manageable extra cost we paid for a bit more room. Business class was not that expensive compared to past prices but the extra £1,000 pp return over WT was more than the family budget allowed. Stunned to see child also paid £180 apd – so after apd BA didn’t get much out of the £250 extra per ticket.

    For our trips to USA have previously headed off to Jersey and EU for the weekend to make PE affordable. So when it was cheaper direct from London I had to book – of course no idea if travel will be open by end of year but it was worth a punt at the price.

• KBuffett says:

  23 Mar23 March 06:49

  It would have been nice to have had this Marriott info in the article yesterday about their bonus points offer ending.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    23 Mar23 March 07:14

    Because 1 out of 8000 hotels does something?

    It’s not always Marriott approved for example Al Maha took away the all exclusive part of their stays for points customers but a few weeks later it was over turned

    • TGLoyalty says:

      23 Mar23 March 07:17

      Also normal cash stays are subject to a 10% mandatory service fee therefore it’s not the case that there’s no fee for cash rates.

      • Peter K says:

        23 Mar23 March 08:48

        That’s not an extra fee, that’s part of the cash cost of staying. If the points are meant to cover the cash cost of staying then why is there an extra fee on top of that?

        • Rob says:

          23 Mar23 March 09:16

          The vast majority of hotels in the Middle East and Asia add a service charge, which is in lieu of tips. None add any charge on free nights.

  • Alan says:

    23 Mar23 March 09:05

    It was on OMAAT a day or two ago and they hotel have apparently been doing it for months.

    • Rob says:

      23 Mar23 March 09:13

      It’s only one rogue property – at the moment.

    • @mkcol says:

      23 Mar23 March 12:09

      3 years

• Dominic says:

  23 Mar23 March 07:06

  Whilst the assumed ticket multiplier for PE is a big assumption, it’s a product I’ve supported for some time.

  Can be a nice step for leisure travel as a young professional that can’t yet reasonably pay J regularly.

  • Michael C says:

    23 Mar23 March 07:23

    I agree Dominic. Also, in our case, there are three of us: 3 x cash Club longhaul is often a big ask, but PE is a great option. For me, it’s the cabin-size as much as anything.

  • Red Flyer says:

    23 Mar23 March 08:08

    I’m 6’2’’ and PE is fine for me on a daytime flight and I only consider Biz for overnight or +7 hr flights now as £ for £ PE can be great value on a cash ticket or if upgrading PE to Biz.

  • The Savage Squirrel says:

    23 Mar23 March 09:06

    +1. For slightly taller people, the E -> PE upgrade for day flights of non-extreme length is enough to cross the threshold from the miserable to acceptable (or even enjoyable) and I struggle to justify more unless the price jump to Biz is small. At the point you can read a book in perfect comfort and they’ll bring you a beer, as a leisure traveller, does anything else really improve your onboard experience significantly?

    • Blair says:

      23 Mar23 March 09:22

      Yes, PE doesn’t get you past the problem of a seat mate. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen an oddball in the check in queue and thought “I really hope they’re not sitting beside me.” Or seen them in the security queue, making a shambles of it and getting stroppy. Or at the gate, trying to board out of sequence. And then, lo and behold, they end up next to me. Unless work force me due to length of flight, I’ve decided that for me biz or first is always justified on the basis of personal space. For same reason Club World is not a product I will travel on.

      • The Savage Squirrel says:

        23 Mar23 March 17:23

        That’s a very fair point. I do admit I was thinking in the context of leisure travel, which for me is almost never solo.

• Froggitt says:

  23 Mar23 March 07:32

  The shortly opening Virgin hotel in Vegas, the old Hard Rock, will not have any resort fees.

  • Rob says:

    23 Mar23 March 09:22

    Virgin is a Hilton (oddly) so you wouldn’t pay them on redemptions anyway.

• Andrew says:

  23 Mar23 March 07:33

  My experience at two different properties in New York is that IHG also doesn’t apply Resort fees to redemption bookings.

  • Blair says:

    23 Mar23 March 09:24

    It depends. I’ve not been charged at IC Barclay, only for paid stays on a combo redemption/cash stay. And then on a later trip have been charged on redemption nights. The booking site now carries a note of the charge.

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