http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/goodbye-to-all-that/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/goodbye-to-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 BriCo Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:30:35 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/goodbye-to-all-that/#comment-1310 I find it oh so amusing that so many companies (in ALL industries), keep telling us consumers about how their cost-cutting (read: elimination of services/amenities) will save us money, then RAISE the price of their product/service. And hotel restaurants? I NEVER eat in one unless it's the only place open or it's too cold to go out, etc. The food is almost never tasty, and is SO over-priced. The bars do nothing to induce the guests to stay there and drink/dance/eat; they practically encourage guests to go elsewhere. What did all these people with business degrees learn in college? Apparently nothing about business - except perhaps how to theoretically increase profits - at the expense of losing clients. I find it oh so amusing that so many companies (in ALL industries), keep telling us consumers about how their cost-cutting (read: elimination of services/amenities) will save us money, then RAISE the price of their product/service. And hotel restaurants? I NEVER eat in one unless it’s the only place open or it’s too cold to go out, etc. The food is almost never tasty, and is SO over-priced. The bars do nothing to induce the guests to stay there and drink/dance/eat; they practically encourage guests to go elsewhere. What did all these people with business degrees learn in college? Apparently nothing about business – except perhaps how to theoretically increase profits – at the expense of losing clients.

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