2024-02-10 19:21:05
How much please? The woman couldn’t believe her ears. As usual, she had booked a room in an intercity hotel near the train station for her business trip. Very practical, you can change straight from the train to your own bathroom, do a little work or rest before your appointment. How often did she arrive earlier than the regular check-in from 3 p.m., and that has never been a problem. As a regular at the chain, she had been given the keys to an already vacant room. But this time, in Dortmund, she had to pay an extra 25 euros. The woman looked at the clock. 1:30 p.m. 25 euros for 90 minutes? A third of what the overnight stay should cost. This is now the rule, explained the receptionist.
Has the early check-in or late check-out fee known from long-distance travel now also arrived in the German hotel industry? To offset rising electricity prices or salary demands from the rare skilled workers? Or the slump in business travel caused by Corona and the climate crisis? Day trips in particular are “no longer up to date”, as the Association of German Travel Management (VDR), in which those responsible for business trips from German companies are organized, knows. According to a study, in 2022 they sent less than half as many employees to assembly, trade fairs or conferences as in 2019. A return to previous figures is out of the question, according to the VDR.
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