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14 years
FOR BACKPACKERS:
we are setting up a hostel association that will save you 130$ a month on stupid booking fees, gives you 10% discount on each night
Hang on a minute.
Your $130 a month represents $2 per day booking fee + ~$2 per day being 10% of your overnight fee, right?
So you are saying that the backpacker will not need to pay these amounts?
In which case, part of that 130$ is itself a 10% discount, and it is misleading to imply that he will IN ADDITION get 10% discount.
Booking engines know their power, one has already begun charging a 15% booking fee instead of the standard 10%. It may only be a matter of time before the rest of them follow suit, and if this occurs, all hostels would be forced to pay.
Meanwhile, the hostel pays a 10% commission as before (to the backpacker instead of to the booking engine) and in addition pays a monthly fee to the company? This could end up as well over 15%.
We are NOT another booking engine.
You look like it to me, albeit you may be other things in addition.
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