Spirit Airlines started charging people for carry-ons in 2010. Now they charge for EVERYTHING, and other airlines have followed suit. So could the same thing happen with HOTELS next? Well, it's already started.
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"The Wall Street Journal" just did a big story on a company called MCR Development that owns over 100 large hotels around the country. They're the fourth-largest hotel operator in the U.S., and they've been testing out the à la carte business model.
Around a dozen of their hotels now charge $25 to use the pool . . . $20 to check in early . . . another $20 to check out late . . . and an additional fee to use the gym. They claim it's going to allow them to offer rooms at slightly cheaper rates.