Originally Posted by quick_dry
I know it is the norm in the USA - but from an 'outsiders' perspective, why exclude taxes from the price?
Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Because there is not just a single tax level for retail sales in the U.S. For a business in the US with multiple locations in different cities, counties and states it would be impossible for advertising to include all the possible prices. Here in Pennsylvania, there is a state sales taxes and different cities or counties add further taxes to retail sales. So if a store has locations in 4 different cities, it would have to list 4 different possible prices in its ads. For a chain store with 30 locations, advertising prices would be impossible.
Yes, there are different taxes in different localities in the US but, for the most part, we are talking about hotel taxes and fees. Those taxes and fees are based on the location of the hotel, which does not change [very often]. Therefore, it should be quite possible for the hotel and it advertising partners to show the proper 'all-in' price for the property in question.